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Evaluate: 2^-4 =

User Saad Bilal
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Answer:
(1)/(16)

Explanation:

Whenever an exponent is negative, you flip the solution.

For this,
2^4 = 2*2*2*2 = 4*4 = 16, however the exponent is negative, so flip 16 to get your final answer of
(1)/(16)

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