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)
The answer depends on the power number. If, for example, the power number is -0.5, then there is no rule in real numbers.
Oh, isn't that a happy little question! When we have a number raised to a negative power, like 10 to the negative sixth power, it means we take the reciprocal of that number. So, 10 to the negative sixth power is equal to 1 divided by 10 to the sixth power, which simplifies to 1 divided by 1,000,000 or 0.000001. Just a tiny little number, but every number has its place on the canvas of mathematics!
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)
it's the same as 1 over the same number to a positive power. 2 to the power -3 = 1/ 2 cubed = 1/8
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
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.
When a negative number is raised to an even power the result is a positive number
(-1)^3 = -1 Every negative number raised to the odd power is a negative number.
negative
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.
When you raise a negative number to an odd power, the multiplication of an odd number of negative factors results in a negative product. In contrast, raising a negative number to an even power involves multiplying it by itself an even number of times, which pairs up the negative factors to yield a positive product. This is due to the fact that multiplying two negative numbers produces a positive result. Thus, the overall effect of multiplying an even number of negative factors is positive.
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
Oh, dude, you're hitting me with some math now? Okay, okay. So, like, when you raise a negative number to an odd power, it's gonna stay negative. It's like that negative sign is just hanging on for dear life, even when you're multiplying it by itself over and over again. So, yeah, negative number to an odd power? Still negative.
Negative, because 5 is an odd number
A negative power gives you the reciprocal of the positive power so yes you flip your number.
The result will be a negative value.
Positive