If there is no brackets around the -4, then your answer is -16 as -(4)^2 = -(4)(4) = -16
If there are brackets, then it is (-4)(-4) = 16
-4^2 = -16
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-4 x -4 = 16
any two negatives multiplied makes a positive
however if it was -(4^2) then it would equal -16Sign in to vote!
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