Answer
$-7^{2}=-49$
Work Step by Step
$-7^{2}\qquad$ ...rewrite as $(-1)(7)^{2}$.
$=(-1)(7)^{2}\qquad$ ... the minus in $-1$ is NOT squared.
$=-1\cdot 49$
$=-49$
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