<u>Answer:</u>
The correct answer option is A. positive.
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
When an exponent or a power is an even number and the base is a negative number, the value is always positive.
Suppose we have a negative base and a power which is even, lets say,
so what we get is a positive value.
Therefore, a negative base with even power is always a positive value.