Verified Answer :

Well i assume we have

\(-5-( \sqrt{3} )^2\)

A square root when written out is 1/2 so the 2 goes on the outside and the one goes inside the square root. So now we have (square root -3)^2

The ^2 will get cancelled with the 2 of the square root. Then we will have
-5 + -3 = -2

Hope this helps you.

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