Evaluate -9^2

Problem

−9

Solution

1. Identify the order of operations. According to the rules of precedence, exponentiation is performed before the unary negation operator.

2. Evaluate the exponent by squaring the base number 9

9=81

3. Apply the negative sign to the result of the exponentiation.

−81

Final Answer

−9=−81

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