Answer
$256$
Work Step by Step
Having an exponent of 4 means that the base (which is -4) will be multiplied by itself four times.
Thus, we obtain:
$(-4)^4
\\=(-4)(-4)(-4)(-4)
\\=16(-4)(-4)
\\=-64(-4)
\\=256$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Operations with Real Numbers and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 27: 66
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