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Answer #1:Negative one-half to the negative 4th power, ie -((1/2)-4) equals -16Answer #2:Negative one-half to the negative 4th power, ie (-1/2)-4 equals +16
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1/-25
2-1 x 2-2 = 2-1 + -2 = 2-3 = 1/8, or one eighth.
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Answer #1:Negative one-half to the negative 4th power, ie -((1/2)-4) equals -16Answer #2:Negative one-half to the negative 4th power, ie (-1/2)-4 equals +16
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1/64
1/-25
2-1 x 2-2 = 2-1 + -2 = 2-3 = 1/8, or one eighth.
9 to negative 2 = 1/9 to plus 2 = 1/81
0.03 is the square 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
That is the definition of negative powers.
-2 to the first power = -2^1. -2^1 = -2*1. -2*1 = -2. The answer is negative two.
A negative exponent is 1 over the base to the power of the absolute value of the exponent. For example 2 to the power of -1 is 1/2, 2 to the power of -2 is 1/4, or (1/2) squared, and 2 to the power of -3 is 1/8, or (1/2) cubed.