It doesn't.
Negative one to an even power equals positive one. Negative one to an odd power equals negative one.
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Negative one half to the fourth power equals 0.0625
Expressed as a proper fraction in its simplest form, -2-6 = -1/64 or minus one sixty-fourth. Expressed as a decimal, this is equal to -0.015625.
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.
negative one and one fourth -1.25
one-fourth = 0.25 So, negative one-fourth = -0.25 Negative 1.5 = -1.5 -0.25 is greater than -1.5