Answer
$-144$
Work Step by Step
We expand the exponent. Remember that the exponent tells us the number of times that we multiply the base by itself.
$-12^2=-(12\times12)$
We multiply: $-144$
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - Chapter Review - 1-5 and 1-6 Operations with Real Numbers - Page 71: 60
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