Answer
$-52$ is a negative number, and $(-5)2$ is the product of $-5$ and $2$.
Work Step by Step
Parentheses indicate multiplication.
Therefore, $(-5)2=-10$
$-10\neq-52$
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)
by Bittinger, Marvin L.; Ellenbogen, David J.; Johnson, Barbara L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32184-874-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-32184-874-1
Chapter 4 - Polynomials - 4.1 Exponents and Their Properties - 4.1 Exercise Set - Page 236: 89
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