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How to get to a negative exponent

User Hui Wang
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The negative sign on an exponent means the reciprocal. Think of it this way,

just as a positive exponent mean repeated multiplication by the base, a negative exponent means repeated division by the base.

Example

So 2^ (-4)= 1 / (2^4)=1/(2*2*2*2)=1/16

So that answer would be 1/16

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u should be able to subtract off the plot but if not you have to trace them with invertables
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