Question

evaluate b^2c-^1for b = -4 and c = 2

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Is this what you mean?\[b^2c^{-1}\]

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

is this equation starts from y=b^2c^(-1)

Answer 5

When you raise a number to power of -1, what does that mean?

Answer 6

if it is then simply you just need to substitute because you are given everything
\[y=b^2\frac{ 1 }{ c}=(-4)^2*(\frac{ 1 }{ 2 })=8\]

Answer 7

power of -1 means 1 over something in this case 1/c

Answer 8

did you got it how i got that answer?