Answer
$\dfrac{1}{64}$
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
$a^{-m} = \dfrac{1}{a^m}, a \ne0$
Use the rule above to have:
$8^{-2}=\dfrac{1}{8^2}
\\=\dfrac{1}{64}$
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