Answer
$-8a^{6}$
Work Step by Step
Using the laws of exponents, the given expression, $
\left( -2a^2 \right)^{3}
,$ simplifies to
\begin{array}{l}\require{cancel}
(-2)^3a^{2(3)}
\\\\=
-8a^{6}
.\end{array}
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