Algebra-1

To write the given product  using exponents, we need to understand the rules of exponentiation and how the negative sign is applied.

 

Step 1: Identify the base and the number of times it is multiplied

The number that is being multiplied repeatedly is , and it is being multiplied  times.

 

Step 2: Analyze each option

A.:

This represents . When we multiply an even number of negative numbers together, the result is positive. So . But our original expression has a negative sign in front of the product of s being multiplied, not  being multiplied by itself, so this is not correct.

 

B. :

According to the order of operations, we first calculate , which is

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