Evaluate the Function F(-1)=-1^2

$F (- 1) = - 1^{2}$

Step 1

Replace the variable $- 1$ with $- 1$ in the expression.

$F (- 1) = {(- 1)}^{2}$

Step 2

Simplify the result.

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $2$ .

$F (- 1) = 1$

The final answer is $1$ .

$1$

Step 3