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Question
Find the value of 46 × 4−4.
Sum
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Solution
46 × 4−4
= `4^(6 + (-4)) ...["a"^"m" xx "a"^"n" = "a"^"m"xx"n"]`
`= 4^(6 - 4)`
= 42
= 16
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