one over two raised to the power of negative four
one over two raised to the fourth power
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The simplification form of the number expression (2⁴)⁻¹ is 1/2⁴ option (B) one over two raised to the fourth power is correct.
What is an integer exponent?
In mathematics, integer exponents are exponents that should be integers. It may be a positive or negative number. In this situation, the positive integer exponents determine the number of times the base number should be multiplied by itself.
It is given that:
The number expression is:
= (2⁴)⁻¹
Using the properties of the integer exponent:
= 1/2⁴
The above number is one over two raised to the fourth power
Thus, the simplification form of the number expression (2⁴)⁻¹ is 1/2⁴ option (B) one over two raised to the fourth power is correct.
What is an integer exponent?