Answer
256
Work Step by Step
Recall, the exponent that a number is raised to determines how many times the number should be multiplied by itself. Thus:
$$(-2)^8=-2\times-2\times-2\times-2\times-2\times-2\times-2\times-2=256$$
Algebra 2 (1st Edition)
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie; Kanold, Timothy D.; Stiff, Lee
Published by
McDougal Littell
ISBN 10:
0618595414
ISBN 13:
978-0-61859-541-9
Chapter 1, Equations and Inequalities - 1.2 Evaluate and Simplify Algebraic Expressions - Guided Practice for Example 4; Guided Practice for Example 5 - Page 12-13: 14
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