alleryStart learning →Given a² = 4 for real a, find a^-4.
A16
B1/8
C-1/16
D1/16
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 1/16
The fourth power is the square of 4, or 16, so its reciprocal is one sixteenth regardless of a's sign.
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