what makes the statement true 8^ -4

1.64
2. 18
3. -1/64****
4. 1/64

8^-4 = 1 / 8^4 = 1/ (8*8*8*8)

which is none of your choices
However
8^-2 = 1/8^2 = 1/64
positive, not negative

oh ok, thanks that was my 1st choice

but 8^-4 is a typo I hope.

i don't really know i searched the answer up before in google to check my answer and that's how they write or questions that r similar

well, it is 8^2 = 64

so
8^-2 = 1/64

well, it is 8^2 = 64

so
8^-2 = 1/64
8^-4 = 1/ 4096

To determine which option makes the statement true for 8^ -4, we need to apply the exponentiation rule.

The exponentiation rule states that when a number is raised to a negative exponent, it is equivalent to the reciprocal of the number raised to the positive exponent. This can be expressed as:

a^(-n) = 1 / (a^n)

In the given statement, we have 8^ -4. Applying the exponentiation rule, we can rewrite this expression as:

8^ -4 = 1 / (8^4)

Now, let's simplify 8^4.

8^4 equals 8 * 8 * 8 * 8, which is equal to 4096.

Substituting this value back into the expression gives us:

1 / 4096

Therefore, the correct option that makes the statement true is 1/4096. However, none of the given answer choices match this result. It seems there might be an error in the options provided.