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Evaluating a Power with a Negative Base
Examine the power.

(-3)5



What is this power in expanded form?


What is the value of the power?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Expanded form:
(-3)5 = (-3) × (-3) × (-3) × (-3) × (-3)

Value:
(-3) × (-3) = 9
9 × (-3) = -27
-27 × (-3) = 81
81 × (-3) = -243

So (-3)5 = -243.