(-6)^2 =36 and -6^2 =-36. Determine the order necessary to enter these expressions on your calculator to achieve theses answers.

The important thing is to include the parenthesis, which determines if -6 or 6 is squared.

Step-by-step explanation:

Any number squared gives a positive result. In the case of:

(-6)^2 = 36

-6 is squared, therefore the result, 36, is positive. In the case of:

-6^2 = -36

6 is squared, its result, 36, is positive, but then is multiplied by -1, to get -36.

-8

step-by-step explanation:

$8

step-by-step explanation:

it is pretty much backwards.

you take the 4x2 multiply that, and that is = $8