Question

What is 8^-2?


Please help me at least give me an equation

Answer 1

8 to the power of -2 is 0.015625

Answer 2

1/64 as a fraction

Explanation:

when exponent is negative you put the number that is being applied to the exponent in the reciprocal over 1 to make the exponent positive so 8^-2 = 1/ 8^2 which gives final answer above