2. Negative Integer Exponent Rule

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When dealing with negative integer exponents, the following rule applies:

a^(-n) = 1/a^n

This means that if a number is raised to a negative exponent, you can rewrite it as the reciprocal of the same number raised to the positive exponent. For example:
2^(-3) = 1/2^3 = 1/8

This rule helps simplify calculations involving negative exponents and can be applied to any base number.

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