-5 exponent 2=? -(-5) squared=?

-5^2 is the way you can indicate -5 squared (or to the second power)

Or -5²

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To solve both of these expressions, you need to understand the concept of exponents and the order of operations.

In mathematics, an exponent tells you how many times a number (base) should be multiplied by itself. The notation for exponents is a superscript number after the base. For example, "x^2" means x multiplied by itself, or x squared.

Now, let's solve the expressions.

1. -5^2:
First, we need to calculate the exponent before performing any other operations. In this case, the exponent is 2. So, we square -5, which means multiplying -5 by itself.
-5^2 = -5 × -5 = 25

Therefore, -5^2 is equal to 25.

2. -(-5)^2:
Here, we have parentheses surrounding -5. According to the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS), we should perform the operation inside the parentheses first.
(-5)^2 means -5 multiplied by itself.
(-5)^2 = -5 × -5 = 25

However, there is a negative sign in front of the expression. When we have a negative sign outside the parentheses, we need to apply it after performing the exponentiation.
So, -(-5)^2 = -1 × 25 = -25

Therefore, -(-5)^2 is equal to -25.