Question

a -4 = what i'm confused here.

Answer 1

\[a ^{-4}\]

Answer 2

That means a to the negative fourth power.

We can rewrite this as

1/a^4

Answer 3

@Rulerlol113 what is the problem?

Answer 4

\[a^{-k}=(a^{-1})^{k}=\left(\frac{1}{a}\right)^{k}=\frac{1}{a^k}\]

Answer 5

thanks