Answer
$1$
Work Step by Step
Having an exponent of 4 means that the base (which is -1) will be multiplied by itself four times.
Thus, we obtain:
$(-1)^4
\\=(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)
\\=1(-1)(-1)
\\=-1(-1)
\\=1$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Operations with Real Numbers and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 27: 65
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