SOLUTION: (-2)^-4

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Question 72549: (-2)^-4
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Earlsdon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Anything to a negative exponent is simply inverted and the exponent is made positive. For instance x%5E-2=1%2Fx%5E2 so in this problem %28-2%29%5E-4=1%2F%28-2%29%5E4

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):