Basic Math Examples

$4^{- 2} = c$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation as $c = 4^{- 2}$ .

$c = 4^{- 2}$

Step 2

Simplify $4^{- 2}$ .

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Step 2.1

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

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

Step 2.2

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

$c = \frac{1}{16}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$c = \frac{1}{16}$

Decimal Form:

$c = 0.0625$