Verified Answer :

The answer is 4

4^-2 = .0625 or 1/16

Answer:

The correct options are 2 and 5. The value of n is either -4 or 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given equation is

\(n^{-2}=\frac{1}{16}\)

Using the property of exponent it can be written as

\(\frac{1}{n^{2}}=\frac{1}{16}\)             \([\because a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^n}]\)

On comparing both the sides we get

\(n^2=16\)

Taking square root both the sides.

\(n=\pm\sqrt{16}\)

\(n=\pm 4\)

The value of n is either -4 or 4. Therefore the correct options are 2 and 5.