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The answer to your question is derived from the Laws of Exponents. According to these laws when you encounter exponents in division problems you perform a subtraction. (Ex. a2/a3) After subtracting the exponents (2-3= -1) you are left with an exponent of -1 (a-1) This is just another way to write 1/a1 , or more commonly, just 1/a.
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What happen when a power is negative?
It is 1 over that number to the same power, but positive. So 4^-5=1/4^5
Eight to the negative fourth power?
Whenever you have a number to the negative power, the number would become a fraction so that the power could be positive: 8-4 = 1/84 which results in 1/4096 = 2.4414x10-4 (decimal form)
Is 8.5 greater than negative 10 to the power of 3?
Please consider the following two facts: A negative number to an even power is positive; but a negative number to an odd power is negative. Any positive number is greater than any negative number.
What is the result of a negative number raised to the 54th power?
When a negative number is raised to an even power the result is a positive number
How do you Raise negative one to the thrid power?
(-1)^3 = -1 Every negative number raised to the odd power is a negative number.
Will a negative number to the fifth power be a positive or a negative value?
negative
Does a negative number raised to an odd power simplifies to a negative number?
Yes
How do you solve a number to a negative power?
A number to a negative power is equal to One divided by number to its positive power. So, x^-2 is equal to 1/x2.
What would happen if the number of carnivores become more than herbivorous?
they would rise to power and enslave humanity
How do you calculate the negative power of a number?
A negative power. When something is to the power of negative two, say X it would be 1/X. If something is to the power of negative 3, it would be.... etc
Will a negative number to the fifth power be a positive or a negative value explain?
Negative, because 5 is an odd number
When using quotient fractions to a negative power do you flip the base number?
A negative power gives you the reciprocal of the positive power so yes you flip your number.
