A negative power gives you the reciprocal of the positive power so yes you flip your number.
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To calculate the number of decibels that power-level-'A' is greater than power-level-'B',-- Divide 'A' by 'B'-- Take the 'log' of the quotient-- Multiply the 'log' by 10 .If the result is negative, then 'A' is that many decibels lower than 'B'.
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.
Well, honey, any quotient equal to 4 to the negative fifth power is just 1 over 4 to the fifth power, which simplifies to 1 over 1024. So, grab your calculator and divide 1 by 1024, and you'll have your answer faster than you can say "Golden Girls marathon."
Yes, a negative number raised to an odd power will simplify to a negative number. This is because when you multiply two negative numbers together, the result is always a positive number. However, when you raise a negative number to an odd power, the negative sign remains, resulting in a negative number. This is a fundamental property of exponents and is consistent across all mathematical operations involving negative numbers.
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