Algebra-1

The expression  follows the order of operations where we first calculate the exponentiation and then apply the negative sign.

 

1. First, we calculate :

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2. Then, for , we take the negative of :

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Let's analyze each option:

A. represents . When we have , we are multiplying  by itself, resulting in a positive value because a negative times a negative is a positive. But  is different and is the negative of

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