Answer
$-16$
Work Step by Step
Start with expression: $-2^{4}$
We multiply $2$ by itself 4 times to compute $2^{4}$:
$(2)\times(2)\times(2)\times(2)=16$
We take the negative of this to find the answer: $-2^{4}=-16$
Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-914-0
Chapter P - Section P.2 - Exponents and Scientific Notation - Exercise Set - Page 30: 6
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