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What is the exponent whose answer is the reciprocal of the base?

2 Answers
Feb 21, 2018

See explanation.

Explanation:

I am not sure if this is what you want, but the exponent is #-1# (minus one). For every number #a!=0# we have:

#a^-1=1/a#

Feb 21, 2018

NEGATIVEONE or MINUSONE

Explanation:

The hint is asking you to solve the following equation:

#a^b = 1/a#

The exponent #b# that satisfies this equation is #-1#.