Evaluate.
$\begin{array}{l} (- 5)^{2} = \\ (- 2)^{3} = \end{array}$

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Final Answer: $\begin{array}{l} (- 5)^{2} = 25 \\ (- 2)^{3} = - 8 \end{array}$

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Step 1 ：The problem is asking to evaluate two expressions: (-5)^2 and (-2)^3.

Step 2 ：For (-5)^2, we need to multiply -5 by itself.

Step 3 ：For (-2)^3, we need to multiply -2 by itself three times.

Step 4 ： $(- 5)^{2} = 25$

Step 5 ： $(- 2)^{3} = - 8$

Step 6 ：Final Answer: $\begin{array}{l} (- 5)^{2} = 25 \\ (- 2)^{3} = - 8 \end{array}$