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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the value of the base in the power (–5)^-11?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\normalsize\color{black}{ a^{-b}=\frac{\Large 1}{\Large a^b} }\)

OpenStudy (aum):

In \(\large a^b\), a is the base and b is the exponent.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay then what

OpenStudy (aum):

-5 is the base -11 is the exponent.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but what they want to know is the value of the base power

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@aum

OpenStudy (aum):

The value of the base, as mentioned before, is -5

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