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16. Which is greater, 4^-2 or
2^-4? How do you know?
Those are exponents.

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Answer:

Both are equal to [tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

If the exponent is negative we can turn it into a fraction and make it positive.

This means the number goes to the denominator and the numerator becomes one. Therefore the following.

[tex]4^{-2} = \frac{1}{4^{2} } =\frac{1}{16}[/tex]

[tex]2^{-4} =\frac{1}{2^{4} } = \frac{1}{16}[/tex]

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