Question

Help with my homework Evaluate the exponent expression for a = 1 and b = –2.

Answer 1

Answer:

  -1/16

Step-by-step explanation:

Put the values where the variables are and do the arithmetic.

1 to any power is 1, so you can ignore all of the 'a' factors. That leaves ...

  1/(2b^3) = 1/(2(-2)^3) = 1/(2(-8)) = -1/16

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