Tasha used the pattern in the table to find the value of 4 Superscript negative 4.

Powers of 4
Value
4 squared
16
4 Superscript 1
4
4 Superscript 0
1
4 Superscript negative 1
One-fourth
4 Superscript negative 2
StartFraction 1 Over 16 EndFraction

She used these steps.

Step 1 Find a pattern in the table.
The pattern is to divide the previous value by 4 when the exponent decreases by 1.
Step 2 Find the value of 4 Superscript negative 3.
4 Superscript negative 3 = StartFraction 1 Over 16 EndFraction divided by 4 = StartFraction 1 Over 16 EndFraction times one-fourth = StartFraction 1 Over 64 EndFraction
Step 3 Find the value of 4 Superscript negative 4.
4 Superscript negative 4 = StartFraction 1 Over 64 EndFraction divided by 4 = StartFraction 1 Over 64 EndFraction times one-fourth = StartFraction 1 Over 256 EndFraction
Step 4 Rewrite the value for 4 Superscript negative 4.
StartFraction 1 Over 256 EndFraction = negative StartFraction 1 Over 4 Superscript negative 4 EndFraction