-8^2 is equal to 64.
1/8 or .125
1/9 = 0.11111...
8
It can equal just about anything except 0. For example: (-2)-2 = 1/4 (-2)-3 = -1/8 (-0.5)-2 = 4 (-0.5)-3 = -8 :
-2
-7
1/64
A negative power equals the reciprocal of the same number to the equivalent positive power. Example : 2 ⁻³ = 1/2³ Then 8⁻² = 1/8² = 1/64 = 0.015625
8^(-2) = 1/8^(2) = 1 /64
2 to the 3rd power = 2 * 2 * 2 = 8
8