Evaluate (-2)^-4

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

Step 1

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

$\frac{1}{{(- 2)}^{4}}$

Step 2

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

$\frac{1}{16}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{16}$

Decimal Form:

$0.0625$

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