Simplify the expression.
-$\left( - 4 x ^ { 5 } y z ^ { 7 } \right) ^ { 2 }$
A) $16 x ^ { 10 } y ^ { 2 } z ^ { 14 }$
B) $8 x ^ { 10 } y _ { y } 14$
C)- $- 8 x ^ { 10 } y z ^ { 14 }$
D)- $- 16 x ^ { 10 } y ^ { 2 } z ^ { 14 }$

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When you square the expression $(-4x^5yz^7)^2$, you square each component: $(-4)^2 = 16$, $x^5$ squared is $x^{10}$, $y$ squared is $y^2$, and $z^7$ squared is $z^{14}$, resulting in $16x^{10}y^2z^{14}$.

Simplify the Expression (−4x5yz7)2\left( - 4 x ^ { 5 } y z ^ { 7 } \right) ^ { 2 }(−4x5yz7)2

Simplify the Expression $\left( - 4 x ^ { 5 } y z ^ { 7 } \right) ^ { 2 }$