(-5^2) = -25
right ?
(-5)^2 = 25, but -(5^2) is -25.
What you have written is ambiguous.
no , my problem is :
(-5^2)
Your problem is ambiguous. You have to make clear what is being squared: -5 or 5.
No, the result of (-5^2) is actually 25, not -25.
To understand why, let's break it down step by step:
1. The exponentiation operation, denoted by the "^" symbol, is performed first. So, the expression becomes -(5^2).
2. Next, we calculate the value of 5^2. The exponent 2 means that we multiply 5 by itself: 5^2 = 5 * 5 = 25.
3. Finally, we apply the negative sign in front of the result, giving us -(25) = -25.
Therefore, the correct answer is -25.