Negative 9 to the negative 2nd power (-9-2) = 0.012345679 (repeating).
It can be a negative or a positive number depending on the absolute value of the power.e.g.(-4) to the power of -2 gives (1/16) and(-4) to the power of -1 gives (-1/4)
-4-3 = -1/64
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do negative 4 times 4 6 times
16
2-2 = 4
Negative 9 to the negative 2nd power (-9-2) = 0.012345679 (repeating).
0.000244140625
5 over 8 to the negative 2nd power equals 2.56
If you have an even power the sign of the number does not matter. (-x)4 * (-x)2 = x4*x2 = x6
6 to the negative 2nd means that it equals 1 over 6 to the negative 2nd.
1
Five halves to the negative 2nd power is 0.16
1/2-2 = 1/(1/22) = 22 = 4
Negative 4 to the third power equals -64
-3 to the 2nd power is -3 x -3 = +9 ( negative x negative = positive)