Solve the Fraction: Evaluating 1/4^(-3) Step by Step

Question

143=? \frac{1}{4^{-3}}=?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve the following problem
00:03 According to the exponent laws, a number(A) when raised to the power of(-N)
00:06 equals 1 divided by the number(A) raised to the power of(N)
00:09 Let's apply this to the question, the formula works from the number to fraction and vice versa
00:12 We obtain the number(4) raised to the power of-(-3)
00:15 A negative multiplied by a negative always equals a positive
00:19 Let's calculate 4 raised to the power of 3 according to the exponent laws
00:23 This is the solution

Step-by-Step Solution

First let's recall the negative exponent rule:

an=1an a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^n} We'll apply it to the expression we received:

143=4(3)=43=64 \frac{1}{4^{-3}}=4^{-(-3)}=4^3=64 In the first stage, we carefully applied the above exponent rule, and since the term in the denominator is already a negative exponent, when using the mentioned rule we put the exponent of the term that was in the denominator in parentheses (this is to apply the minus sign associated with the exponent rule later), then we simplified the exponent expression that was obtained.

In the final stage, we calculated the actual numerical result of the expression we received.

Therefore, the correct answer is answer B.

Answer

64 64