Evaluate 16^-2

$16^{- 2}$

Step 1

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

$\frac{1}{16^{2}}$

Step 2

Raise $16$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{1}{256}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{256}$

Decimal Form:

$0.00390625$