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What is 1/4 to the negative 1 power using exponent rules

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(1/4) ^-1

is [tex]\frac{1^{(-1)}}{4^{(-1)}}}[/tex]

the best way to think about negative exponents is that it switches the number from numerator to denominator or opposite so

becomes [tex]\frac{4^{(1)}}{1^{(1)}}}[/tex] so its 4/1 or 4

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