SOLUTION: Is -7 squared the same as (-7)squared?

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Question 886255: Is -7 squared the same as (-7)squared?
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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No it is not.

-7^2 = -(7^2) = -(7*7) = -49

while

(-7)^2 = (-7)*(-7) = 49

So the parenthesis make a difference.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Is -7 squared the same as (-7)squared?


For -+7%5E2, ONLY THE 7 is squared, while with %28-+7%29%5E2, both the negative (-), and the 7 are squared.