Solve for y y=-(2^-4)

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

Multiply $- 1$ by $2^{- 4}$ .

$y = - 2^{- 4}$

Simplify $- 2^{- 4}$ .

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

$y = - \frac{1}{2^{4}}$

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

$y = - \frac{1}{16}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$y = - \frac{1}{16}$

Decimal Form:

$y = - 0.0625$