Answer:
9
Step-by-step explanation:
If A = - 3, than A^2 is equal to (-3)^2
If a number is squared (to power of 2), it is multiplied by itself (there are two of that number being multiplied together) so it is - 3x-3
-3 x - 3 = 9,
Because 3x3 =9 and a negative multiplied by a negative makes a positive.
Hope this helped!
(A)^2 is a better way to write it. That way the answer is unambiguous (-3)^2 = -3 * - 3 = 9
That is the answer.
