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What is 1/64 to the second power as a negative exponent? help please!


(1)/(64) {}^(2)
as a negative exponent.

User Ahmaad
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8^2 = 64 since 8*8 = 64
Squaring a number is the same as multiplying it by itself.

Since 8^2 = 64, this means
1/64 = 1/(8^2) = 8^(-2)

So, 1/64 = 8^(-2)
where the exponent is negative 2
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