Answer:
(-12)^5
or -248832
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex](-12) \cdot(-12)\cdot(-12)\cdot(-12)\cdot(-12)\\\\\mathrm{Remove\:parentheses}:\\\quad \left(-a\right)=-a,\:-\left(-a\right)=a\\\\=-12\cdot \:12\cdot \:12\cdot \:12\cdot \:12\\\\\mathrm{Multiply\:the\:numbers:}\:\\12\cdot \:12\cdot \:12\cdot \:12\cdot \:12\\=248832\\\\[/tex]
OR
[tex](-12) \cdot(-12)\cdot(-12)\cdot(-12)\cdot(-12)\\\\ (-12)\:appears \:in \:5\:places\\\\=(-12)^5[/tex]
