Evaluate each expression. See Example 4. -2⁴

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Identify the expression to evaluate: $-2^4$.

Recall the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS): exponents are evaluated before multiplication or negation.

Evaluate the exponent first: calculate \$2^4$, which means $2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2$.

After finding \$2^4$, apply the negative sign in front of the result, since the negative sign is not inside the exponentiation.

Write the final expression as $- (2^4)$ and simplify accordingly.

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