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4 to the power of -1

User OhleC
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Answer:

0.25

I hope this helps!

User Hexpheus
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Answer:

1/4

Explanation:

Negative exponents basically flip the number upside down,

so 4 ^ -2 would be 1/4^2

where the four has a power of 2.

The answer would therefore be 1/16

Numbers to the power of 1, is just the same number, so if you have negative exponents, it would be the same 4, except flipped over.

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