What is the value of the exponential expression $2^-4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-11T19:22:36

$1/16$

The key realization here is that we can make the negative exponent positive by bringing the whole expression to the denominator. We get

$1/(2^4)$

which simplifies to

$1/16$

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