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archerygirl9
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  • 07-07-2015
  • Mathematics
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simplify 4 -2 (4 to the negative power of 2?)

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blanchellite
blanchellite blanchellite
  • 08-07-2015

\(a^{-n} = \frac{1}{ a^{n} }\)
So, \(4-2( 4^{-2})=4-2 \frac{1}{ 4^{2} } = 4-2 \frac{1}{16} = 4- \frac{1}{8}\)
We amplify 4 with 8 and we get:
\(\frac{32-1}{8} = \frac{31}{8}= 3,875\)

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