SOLUTION: What is -3 to the -4 power? I got 1/+81. My teacher said it was wrong and i don't have the correct answer and am trying to figure out how to achieve the correct answer. Here is wha
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Question 825824: What is -3 to the -4 power? I got 1/+81. My teacher said it was wrong and i don't have the correct answer and am trying to figure out how to achieve the correct answer. Here is what i did:
-3x-3x-3x-3= 81
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