SOLUTION: Evaluate -(-6)^2. Please help very confused with this!

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Question 742648: Evaluate -(-6)^2.
Please help very confused with this!
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Evaluate -(-6)^2
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= -1%2A%28-1%2A6%29%5E2
= -1%2A%28%28-1%29%5E2%2A6%5E2%29
= -1*(1*36)
= -1*36
= -36