Simplify (10–2) 4.

The expression is (10⁻²)⁴. When a power is raised to another power, multiply the exponents: (10⁻²)⁴ = 10⁻²·⁴ = 10⁻⁸. So the simplified expression is 10⁻⁸, choice A.

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