Question

Two to the negative first plus two to the negative first

Answer 1

negative exponents mean reciprocals
so
one law of exponents is

`x^(-m)`=
`(1)/( x^(m) )`
so
(2^-1)=1/(2^1)=1/2
there are 2 so we add
(2^-1)+(2^-1)=1/2+1/2=1
answer is 1