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

Question 886255: Is -7 squared the same as (-7)squared?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, MathTherapy:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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

For , ONLY THE 7 is squared, while with , both the negative (-), and the 7 are squared.
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