Question

how do you Match the power with its value if it has a negitive exponent? ex: 8^-2

Answer 1

\[\Large 8^{-2} \to \frac{1}{8^2} \to \frac{1}{64}\]

Answer 2

A negative exponent brings the term that the exponent is being applied, into it's reciprocal.
8^-2 = 1/8^2 = 1/64