Finite Math Examples

$x = - 2^{- 2}$

Step 1

Simplify $- 2^{- 2}$ .

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Step 1.1

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

$x = - \frac{1}{2^{2}}$

Step 1.2

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

$x = - \frac{1}{4}$

Step 2

Graph each side of the equation. The solution is the x-value of the point of intersection.

$x = - \frac{1}{4}$

Step 3