Which expression is equivalent to open paren 1 over 16 close paren to the negative 4 power ?

A negative exponent means take the reciprocal of the base and then use the positive exponent: (1/16)^−4 = 16^4. Therefore, the equivalent expression is 16 to the 4th power; the negative sign does not make the result negative.

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