A number with a negative power (or index/exponent) is equal to the reciprocal of that number but with the equivalent positive power.
For example, a-3= 1/a3.
Thus,. (-3)-4 = 1/(-3)4 = 1/81
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Three To The Power Of Negative Three Is 0.037
The fourth power of three, or 34, is eighty-one (81). This can be thought of as 3x3x3x3, or 9x9.
It doesn't. Negative one to an even power equals positive one. Negative one to an odd power equals negative one.
6 to the negative 4th power
Negative one half to the fourth power equals 0.0625