The answer is 1, whatever the value of a.
-8^2 is equal to 64.
-1331.
1/36
Negative 5 to the second power would be -5 times -5 which would be 25.
negative eight plus two times four to the second power
5 over 8 to the negative 2nd power equals 2.56
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
It is negative 8.
1/64
8
1.5