negative 0.0016
1
Negative 12 to the power of 2 is -144
-2^10 if you cannot type superscripts. Incidentally, this is not the same as (-2)^10, which, is the same as (+2)^10 and can be typed as 2^10.
2 to the power of negative one is equal to 0.5
3
2 to the negative 6th power as a fraction = 1/64
2-4 = 16
The value of 3 to the negative power of 2 is 1/9.
It is always negative when raised to an odd power and always positive when raised to an even power -2 to the third power = -2 x -2 x -2 = -8 -2 to the fourth power = -2 x -2 x -2 x -2 = +16
Answer #1:Negative one-half to the negative 4th power, ie -((1/2)-4) equals -16Answer #2:Negative one-half to the negative 4th power, ie (-1/2)-4 equals +16
That is the definition of negative powers.