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Exponents And Powers

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Question

For any non-zero integer aa, what is the formula for ama^{-m} where mm is a positive integer?

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Answer

am=1ama^{-m} = \frac{1}{a^m} This means ama^{-m} is the multiplicative inverse of ama^m. For example, 23=123=182^{-3} = \frac{1}{2^3} = \frac{1}{8}.

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