Question

According to the natural sequence of exponents, how would you explain 2-3

Answer 1

It is -1

Answer 2

The three is an exponent by the way

Answer 3

\[2^{-3} ?\]

Answer 4

Yes:)

Answer 5

\[2^{-3}\]
\[1/2^{3}\]
1/8

Answer 6

How do you explain that in words though?

Answer 7

Let we have a base 2 with an exponent power raised to -3
So in order to have a positive exponent factor, we take reciprocal of the number,
1/2^3
Now that the base has a positive exponent number, we simply multiply it the times on the exponent number, so:
1/2*2*2=1/8 is our answer.

Answer 8

2^4 is 16. Each time the exponent decreases by one, the value of the expression is divided by 2. So 2^3=8, 2^2=4, 2^1=2, 2^0=1, 2^-1=1/2, 2^-2=1/2, and 2^-3=1/8

Answer 9

\[2^4=16\]
\[2^3=8\]

\[2^1=2\]

\[2^{-1}=\frac{1}{2}\]
\[2^{-2}=\frac{1}{4}\]
\[2^{-3}=\frac{1}{8}\]

Answer 10

May be this \[ \huge 2^{-n} = \frac1{2^n} = \prod \limits_{k=1}^ {n} \frac12 \]