SOLUTION: what is -6 to the power of 2 my answer is 12

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Question 904508: what is -6 to the power of 2 my answer is 12
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Raising to a power means multiplying it by itself the number of times shown byu the exponent.
So,
%28-6%29%5E1=-6
%28-6%29%5E2=6%2A6
%28-6%29%5E3=-6%2A6%2A6
%28-6%29%5E4=6%2A6%2A6%2A6
etc.
So,
%28-6%29%5E2=6%2A6=36