i just had a test on this, lol
this is actually pretty easy.
do you know what an exponent is? the exponent here is 5. that means you do 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2. because its two to the fifth power.
so that would equal 32.
since there is a negative sign, its -2 × -2 × -2 × -2 × -2
the answer would be negative two, because the exponent is an odd number.
here is an easy trick:
whenever the exponent in these type of problems is odd, the answer is negative.
if its an even number, the answer is positive.
why???? because a negative times a negative is a positive, and a positive times a negative is a negative.
so once again, your answer is -32.
hope i helped !!!
