Algebra Examples

4^{- 2}

$4^{- 2}$

Step 1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule

b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}

$b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

\frac{1}{4^{2}}

$\frac{1}{4^{2}}$

Step 2

Raise

4

$4$ to the power of

2

$2$ .

\frac{1}{16}

$\frac{1}{16}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

\frac{1}{16}

$\frac{1}{16}$

Decimal Form:

0.0625

$0.0625$