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
- 8 -2
What you are actually expressing here is.....,
- 1/82
= - 1/64
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what is negative 8 to the power of negative 2
-64
5 over 8 to the negative 2nd power equals 2.56
Negative 9 to the negative 2nd power (-9-2) = 0.012345679 (repeating).
0.000244140625
6 to the negative 2nd means that it equals 1 over 6 to the negative 2nd.
Five halves to the negative 2nd power is 0.16
-3 to the 2nd power is -3 x -3 = +9 ( negative x negative = positive)
It is negative 8.
1 over 3 to the negative 2nd power is 9
1/64
8
1/16
16