SOLUTION: What is 4 to the -1 exponent?

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Question 403473: What is 4 to the -1 exponent?
Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is 4 to the -1 exponent?
4%5E-1
1%2F4%5E1
1%2F4

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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To make negative exponents positive:

Invert and change the sign of the exponent to positive:

   
4-1 =

 1
———— =
 41

 1
———
 4

Edwin