[tex]\large{\textsf{\textbf{Answer\::}}[/tex]
Option B
[tex]\large{\textsf{\textbf{Calculations\::}}[/tex]
If the base is 4 , and the exponent is 2 , then the expression looks as follows :
[tex]\textbf{\textsf{$4^2$}}[/tex]
So we multiply 4 times itself .
The answer is :
[tex]\textsf{\textbf{16}}[/tex]
Detail : 4² is not equal to 4×2 , and here's why .
4² = 4 × 4 = 16
4 × 2 = 8
Now , if the exponent is negative , then we turn the number over as follows :
4⁻² = [tex]\mathsf{\dfrac{1}{16} }[/tex]
So the right option is :
[tex]\bigcirc[/tex] 16 , -16
[tex]\bigcirc\!\!\!\!\!\!\bigstar[/tex] 16 , 1/16
[tex]\bigcirc[/tex] 8 , -8
[tex]\bigcirc[/tex] 8 , 1/8
(Option B is right)
[tex]\footnotesize\text{hope\:helpful~}[/tex]
