Answer
$-15^{2}=-225$
Work Step by Step
$-15^{2}\qquad$ ...rewrite as $(-1)(15)^{2}$.
$=(-1)(15)^{2}\qquad$ ... the minus in $-1$ is NOT squared.
$=-1\cdot 225$
$=-225$
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