Question

F the base is 4, what is the value if the exponent is 2? What if the exponent is -2?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

value of 4, and you want to square it or exponent 2

so 4^2 = 4x4

=16

What is ^-2

It does the same operation however because to is negative it really means putting 4 in the denominator so 2 becomes positive. Inverse of the exponent 2

1/4^2 is the same as 4^-2

which will both give 1/16