Find the Exact Value -2^-2

$- 2^{- 2}$

Step 1

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

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

Step 2

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

$- \frac{1}{4}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{1}{4}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.25$