+23254 No.
-3^2 represents the opposite of (3 squared) which means to square three first and then find the opposite of that number.
-3^2 = -(3^2) = -(3·3) = -9
(-3)^2 represents finding the opposite of three first (that is, negative three) and then squaring that answer.
(-3)^2 = (-3)·(-3) = 9
+23254 No.
-3^2 represents the opposite of (3 squared) which means to square three first and then find the opposite of that number.
-3^2 = -(3^2) = -(3·3) = -9
(-3)^2 represents finding the opposite of three first (that is, negative three) and then squaring that answer.
(-3)^2 = (-3)·(-3) = 9
