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It's the inverse of the number raised to the power. 2 to the power of negative 3 would be 1/8th.
1 over 25
Improvement(shininggallade):
When raising a whole number to a negative power, simply raise 5 to the second power, which is 25, and put a 1 over it. 5^-2=1/25 A more technical definition is to reverse the numerator and denominator and then apply the power. Remember 5 is the same as 5/1, so (5^-2)/1=1/(5^2)=1/25
(The symbol for "to the power of" is "^" just to let you know.)
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A negative number raised to an even power will be positive or negative?
Positive
When a negative number is raised to an even power the result is a positive number?
Yes
What is 5 to the power of negative 1?
When a number is raised to a negative exponent, it means the reciprocal of that number raised to the positive exponent. Therefore, 5 to the power of -1 is equal to 1/5, or 0.2. This is because any number raised to the power of -1 is the multiplicative inverse of that number, which is the reciprocal.
Is -1 raised to the power of 100 negative or positive?
The answer is negative (-1 raised to the power of 100 = -1)
Is a negative number raised to an odd power always negative?
Yes. Any multiplication involving an odd number of negative operands will be negative (assuming non-zero operands).
