SOLUTION: why is (-3)^2 different than -3^2 in algebra?

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Question 705134: why is (-3)^2 different than -3^2 in algebra?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-3)^2 means (-3) times (-3) which turns into positive 9.

-3^2 means -(3^2) and that turns into -9

So this is why placement of parenthesis changes things.