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  • 08-07-2015
  • Mathematics
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simplify 4 -2 (4 to the negative power of 2?)

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blanchellite
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  • 08-07-2015
[tex] a^{-n} = \frac{1}{ a^{n} } [/tex]
So, [tex]4-2( 4^{-2})=4-2 \frac{1}{ 4^{2} } = 4-2 \frac{1}{16} = 4- \frac{1}{8} [/tex]
We amplify 4 with 8 and we get:
[tex] \frac{32-1}{8} = \frac{31}{8}= 3,875 [/tex]
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