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Identify the mistake. ​

Identify the mistake. ​-example-1
User Manujmv
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Answer:

The exponent for the answer should be -2. Therefore, the answer will be 4⁻² or 1/16.

Explanation:

When dividing fractions, you subtract the exponents as long as they have the same base.

Since the exponents both have the base of 4, subtract 9 - 11.

9 - 11 = -2

The exponent would be -2 and the answer would be 4⁻².

When an exponent is negative, you take the inverse of the base raised to the positive exponent.

Since 4² = 16 or 16/1, 4⁻² would be 1/16.

The answer would be 4⁻² or 1/16.

Hope that helps.

User James Muranga
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The mistake is that it is 1/16 not 16. The person probably did the reciprocal or incorrectly used the fraction

User Gxc
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