Understand Equation and Goal: Understand the equation and the goal.We need to find the value of n such that (−2) raised to the power of 2n equals 16.(−2)2n=16
Simplify the Equation: Simplify the equation.Since (−2)2n can be written as [(−2)2]n and (−2)2 is 4, we can rewrite the equation as:4n=16
Recognize Power of 4: Recognize that 16 is a power of 4. 16 is 4 squared, which means 16 can be written as 42. So, we can set the exponents equal to each other since the bases are the same. n=2
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