4 to the negative 1st power is written
4^-1
to get rid of the negative exponent, take the inverse (flip the denominator and numerator). So,
4^-1 becomes
1/(4^1)
4^1 = 4 so we see that
1/(4^1) = 1/4.
So,
4^-1 = 1/4
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It can be a negative or a positive number depending on the absolute value of the power.e.g.(-4) to the power of -2 gives (1/16) and(-4) to the power of -1 gives (-1/4)
-4-3 = -1/64
do negative 4 times 4 6 times
-2
7.716049383E-4