Simplify Express Your Answer with Positive Exponents $2 ^ { - 4 }$

question 25

Multiple Choice

Simplify. Express your answer with positive exponents. Assume that all variables are nonzero.
- $2 ^ { - 4 }$

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { 8 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 16 }\)
• C) 16
• D) \(- 16\)

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