Any number to the 1st power is the same number, unchanged. Two to the 1st power is 2.
One half to the negative first power is equal to the reciprocal of one half raised to the first power. The reciprocal of one half is two, so (1/2)^(-1) = 1 / (1/2) = 1 * 2 = 2.
A negative power/index/exponent simply inverts the expression and the power now becomes a positive number. 2-1 = 1/21 = 1/2 = 0.5 Note : This also applies if the term is the denominator. For example : 1/3-2 = 32 = 9.
2-1 = 1/(21) = 1/2 = 0.5
A similar question can be solved as below : If x to the power 4 plus 1 upon x to the power 4 equals 23 then what will be (x minus 1 upon x) to the power 2 equals what?a2 + b2 = (a + b)^2 - 2ab.so (x^2 )^2 + (1/x2)^2 = (x^2 + 1/x^2)^2 - 2 = 23.so (x^2 + 1/x^2) = 5.therefore(x - 1/x)^2 = (x^2 + 1/x^2) -2 = 5 -2 = 3.
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-2 to the first power = -2^1. -2^1 = -2*1. -2*1 = -2. The answer is negative two.
One half to the negative first power is equal to the reciprocal of one half raised to the first power. The reciprocal of one half is two, so (1/2)^(-1) = 1 / (1/2) = 1 * 2 = 2.
A half ( 20 = 1, so 2 to the (0 - 1) = 1/2)
1 to the power of anything is 1.
1 to the first power, 2 to the second power, 3 to the third power, 4 to the fourth power, 5 to the fifth power...
If it is to a (-) power then that is the same as saying it is 1 divided by 2 to the power of 1. 2 to the power of 1 is 2, and so 1 divided by 2 is 1/2 or 0.5.
A negative power/index/exponent simply inverts the expression and the power now becomes a positive number. 2-1 = 1/21 = 1/2 = 0.5 Note : This also applies if the term is the denominator. For example : 1/3-2 = 32 = 9.
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For anything to the power of a negative, put the number as the denominator in 1/? and then solve (ex: 2 to the power of neg. 2 = 1/2 to the power of 2 = 1/4)
sorry if this is worded weirdly, im 11 so... -2 to the power of 3 is -2 x -2 x -2 anything to the 0th power is 1 then it becomes a fraction so like 2 to the -2 power is 1/2 to the 2nd power so 2 to the -3rd is 1/2 to the 3rd so 1/8 * * * * * A negative power is a reciprocal of the positive power. So (-2)-3 = 1/((-2)3 = 1/[(-2)*(-2)*(-2)] =1/(-8) = -1/8
Oh, let's paint a happy little math problem here! First, we start by solving the exponent: 1 to the power of 3 is 1. Then we move on to multiplication: 2 times 1 is 2. Finally, we divide 6 by 2, which gives us 3. So, the answer to 6 divided by 2 multiplied by 1 to the third power minus 2 is 3.
They are mutual reciprocals.