Answer:
0.25
Step-by-step explanation:
we have
[tex](-0.5)^2[/tex]
we know that
[tex]-0.5=-\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
substitute
[tex](-\frac{1}{2})^2=(-\frac{1}{2})(-\frac{1}{2})[/tex]
Remember that
[tex](-1)(-1)=1\\(-1)(1)=(-1)[/tex]
so
[tex](-\frac{1}{2})(-\frac{1}{2})=\frac{1}{4}=0.25[/tex]
