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Rewrite the following without an exponent. 2-4

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Answer

2⁻⁴ = (1/16) = 0.0625

Step-by-step explanation

When a variable is raised to the power of a negative number, this is the same as 1 over that variable raised to the positive value of that power.

So,

2⁻⁴ = (1/2⁴) = (1/16) = 0.0625

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