Question

What is the answer for 7 to the negitive second power.

Answer 1

Are you asking about
`7^(-2)` ?

If so:

A negative in the exponent tells us that we must take the reciprocal of the number, in this case, 7, and then use the exponent like normal:

`7^(-2)` =

`((1)/(7))^(2)` =

`(1)/(49)`,

So our answer is 1/49.

Answer 2

the negative just tell you you put a one over the number. Once that's done, the power will be positive, and you can square like normal