Algebra Examples

$y = - (2^{- 4})$

Step 1

Multiply $- 1$ by $2^{- 4}$ .

$y = - 2^{- 4}$

Step 2

Simplify $- 2^{- 4}$ .

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Step 2.1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$y = - \frac{1}{2^{4}}$

Step 2.2

Raise $2$ to the power of $4$ .

$y = - \frac{1}{16}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$y = - \frac{1}{16}$

Decimal Form:

$y = - 0.0625$