Evaluate the expression.
-$$- \left( \frac { 25 } { 36 } \right) ^ { 1 / 2 }$$
A) $\frac { 6 } { 5 }$
B) $- \frac { 5 } { 6 }$
C) not a real number
D) $- \frac { 25 } { 72 }$

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The expression $- \left( \frac { 25 } { 36 } \right) ^ { 1 / 2 }$ simplifies to $- \frac { 5 } { 6 }$ because the square root of $\frac { 25 } { 36 }$ is $\frac { 5 } { 6 }$, and the negative sign outside the parentheses makes the result negative.

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Evaluate the Expression $- \left( \frac { 25 } { 36 } \right) ^ { 1 / 2 }$