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8-2/3=.00520833333333333 or 1 over the cubic root of 64.
A number to a negative power is always 1 over the integer to the power of the opposite (or negative) of the exponent. So 5-1=1/5-(-1)=1/51 and 6-3=1/6-(-3)=1/63.
A number to fractional power is always the the number being exponented to the power of the numerator of the fractional power to the root of the denominator of the original fractional power. So 51/2 is equal to the square root of five and 62/3 is the cubic root of 62 or the cubic root of 36.
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What is 8 to the negative 2nd power?
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
What is negative 8 to the negative 2 power?
Negative 8 to the negative 2 power is equal to 1/(-8)^2, which simplifies to 1/64. So, the answer is 1/64. Hope that helps, sweetie!
What is 8 to the negative fifth power?
-32,768
8 to the negative 3rd power?
8-3 = 1/83 = 1/512
What is six to the negative eighth power?
6-8 equals 5.95374181e-7
