SOLUTION: Evaluate: ...2 -4 negitive 4 to the 2nd

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Question 89014: Evaluate:
...2
-4
negitive 4 to the 2nd

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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When you square something like

%28-4%29%5E2

You simply write out the expression as

-4%2A-4

and the two -4's multiply to 16. So %28-4%29%5E2=16