Question

Is -5^2 equal to (-5)^2 also ^ is equal to the phrase to the power of

Answer 1

Answer: yes () just helps seperat the question in this case.

Answer 2

No.

Explanation:

-5^2= -25,

while (-5)^2 = 25 because the "-" (negative) is inside of brackets.

^ is called Exponentiation.