What is 2 to the power -3?

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What is 2 to the power -3?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-06T02:23:52

The answer is $\frac{1}{8}$ $1/8$ .

Explanation:

Since your exponent is negative, you will have to make a fraction. To make the exponent even, you will make $1$ $1$ the numerator and $2$ $2$ to the power of $3$ $3$ the denominator.

Now that you have a fraction, and the exponent is no longer negative, you will keep $1$ $1$ as the numerator and have $2 \cdot 2 \cdot 2$ $2*2*2$ as the denominator.

You can simplify the denominator. $2$ $2$ times $2$ $2$ is $4$ $4$ times $2$ $2$ again, is $8$ $8$ . The numerator is $1$ $1$ and the denominator is $8$ $8$ , which is the fraction $\frac{1}{8}$ $1/8$ .

Also, $1$ $1$ will always be the numerator when you are trying to simplify a number that has a negative exponent.

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