What is negative a superscript negative 2 baseline if a equals negative 5 question mark

Question

(1 point)

-25
-25

25
25

negative start fraction 1 over 25 end fraction
Image with alt text: negative start fraction 1 over 25 end fraction

Start Fraction 1 over 25 End Fraction

Answer 1

If a = -5, then we need to find the value of (a^(-2)).

To find the value of a^(-2), we raise -5 to the power of -2.

(-5)^(-2) = 1/((-5)^2) = 1/25.

Therefore, the answer is negative start fraction 1 over 25 end fraction.