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Use a calculator to find an approximation for the power -4^√4?

-4^√4

Posted this previously as "-4√4" instead of "-4^√4" in which there is a power.

Is it the following:

-4^√4

-4^2

-16

?

Instructions also say to round the answer to four decimal places if necessary, but I don't know if that's a trick or not.

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  • 7 years ago

    Let's see.

    (-4)^(4)^(1/2) is the full expression of what is written above.

    4^(1/2) = 2

    Thus, we can rewrite it as:

    (-4)^2

    or

    (-4) x (-4)

    which equals

    16

    Good luck!

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