Answer
-81
Work Step by Step
The negative should not have been considered until after the number was raised to the exponent. Done correctly, the value is:
$$-(3^4)=-81$$
Algebra 2 (1st Edition)
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie; Kanold, Timothy D.; Stiff, Lee
Published by
McDougal Littell
ISBN 10:
0618595414
ISBN 13:
978-0-61859-541-9
Chapter 1, Equations and Inequalities - 1.2 Evaluate and Simplify Algebraic Expressions - 1.2 Exercises - Skill Practice - Page 13: 3
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