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It is due to the way in which a calculator does its calculations. Most calculators follow BIDMAS which stands for; brackets, indices, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. Since indices are calculated before subtraction, the number will be squared before it is recognised as being negative.

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Why are brackets needed to square negative numbers?

If you were to do -92, following the order of operations, exponents come before subtraction. Because of this -92 = -(92) which is -81. The quantity negative nine, squared, however is positive 81. In order to show that you want the entire quantity negative nine squared, you must use parenthesis (or brackets): (-9)2 = 81. This shows to do the "subtraction" first.


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