Answer:
[tex](-4)^{2} = \frac{1}{16}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Explanation:-
Given (-4)⁻²
we will apply (a)⁻ⁿ = [tex]\frac{1}{a^{n} }[/tex]
(-4)⁻² = [tex]\frac{1}{(-4)^{2} }[/tex]
[tex]= \frac{1}{(-1)^{2} (4)^{2} }[/tex]
[tex]= \frac{1}{16}[/tex]
[tex](-4)^{2} = \frac{1}{16}[/tex]