Exploring Negative Exponents and Their Impact

What is the result of 2 to the fourth power?

• 32

• 4

• 16

• 8

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What does a negative exponent indicate?

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Reciprocal

• Subtraction

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What is 2 to the negative fourth power?

• 16

• -1/16

• 1/16

• -16

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How can 2 to the negative fourth power be expressed?

• 2 to the negative second power

• 1/4 to the second power

• 2 to the fourth power

• 1/2 to the fourth power

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What is 3 to the negative third power?

• 1/81

• 1/27

• 1/9

• 1/3

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What is the reciprocal of 3 to the third power?

• 1/81

• 1/3

• 1/9

• 1/27

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What is the result of negative 2 to the negative third power?

• -1/8

• 1/8

• -8

• 8

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What is the reciprocal of negative 2 to the third power?

• 1/8

• -1/8

• 1/2

• -1/2

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What is 5/8 to the negative second power?

• 25/64

• 64/25

• 8/5

• 5/8

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How can 5/8 to the negative second power be expressed?

• (5/8)^2

• (8/5)^2

• 1/(5/8)^2

• 1/(8/5)^2

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