To get something to a negative power, first you must put it on the opposite side of the fraction it would be on currently. Also, when you do this, you switch the negative exponent to a positive exponent.
13^-2
1
=
1
13^2
Solve.
1
169
=
13^-2
-15
-(3^(-2)) = -0.111111111
negative twenty-seven
Mathematically, the opposite of a number would be its negative. Rhetorically, the opposite of thirteen is "not thirteen".
Two and five tenths to the negative third power equals 0.064
-15
-(3^(-2)) = -0.111111111
0.25.
negative twenty-seven
Mathematically, the opposite of a number would be its negative. Rhetorically, the opposite of thirteen is "not thirteen".
Two and five tenths to the negative third power equals 0.064
8
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
Five halves to the negative 2nd power is 0.16
negative seven
negative ten
negative eight plus two times four to the second power