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I don't understand the math homework I need to do tonight please help

I don't understand the math homework I need to do tonight please help-example-1
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3 to the power of -2 is equal to 0.11 repeated
(-4.25) to the power of 0 is equal to 1
(-5) to the power of -3 is equal to -0.008
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If you have a negative exponent, then you have to put it in the denominator. For 3^(-2), you have to put it as
(1)/(3^2) , then you square it, so it will be
(1)/(9) .

Anything to the power of 0 is 1.


-5^(-3) is basically
(1)/(5^3), then you cube and then it is
(1)/(125)
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