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document.write( "  -2^-4 power. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    when there is a negative base and there is a negative exponent, do we follow the usual rule of 1/x^y or is it different?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is it -x^(-4) or is it (-x)^(-4).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if -x^(-4), then it's equivalent to -1 * x^4 which is equal to -1/x^4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if (-x)^(-4), then it's equal to 1/(-x)^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2)^(-4) is equal to 1/(-2)^4 which is equal to 1/16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2^(-4) is equal to -1 * 2^(-4) which is equal to -1/2^4 which is equal to -1/16.\r<BR>\n" );
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