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simplify-2(1/2)^{-2}

Solution

simplify

- 2 (\frac{1}{2})^{- 2}

Solution

- 8

Solution steps

- 2 (\frac{1}{2})^{- 2}

Apply exponent rule:

a^{- b} = \frac{1}{a ^{b}}

(\frac{1}{2})^{- 2} = \frac{1}{( \frac{1}{2} ) ^{2}}

= - 2 \cdot \frac{1}{( \frac{1}{2} ) ^{2}}

(\frac{1}{2})^{2} = \frac{1}{4}

= - 2 \cdot \frac{1}{\frac{1}{4}}

\frac{1}{\frac{1}{4}} = 4

= - 2 \cdot 4

Multiply the numbers:

- 2 \cdot 4 = - 8

= - 8

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The solution to simplify-2(1/2)^{-2} is -8