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Answer:
The treatment of the minus sign is different.
Step-by-step explanation:
An exponent signifies repeated multiplication. According to the order of operations, exponentiation is done first, before any multiplication or subtraction.
(-2)^6 = (-2)·(-2)·(-2)·(-2)·(-2)·(-2) = 64
-2^6 = -(2·2·2·2·2·2) = -64
