What is negative a superscript negative 2 baseline if a equals negative 5 question mark
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-25
-25
25
25
negative start fraction 1 over 25 end fraction
Image with alt text: negative start fraction 1 over 25 end fraction
Start Fraction 1 over 25 End Fraction
If a = -5, then we need to find the value of (a^(-2)).
To find the value of a^(-2), we raise -5 to the power of -2.
(-5)^(-2) = 1/((-5)^2) = 1/25.
Therefore, the answer is negative start fraction 1 over 25 end fraction.