Question

I need the answer in word form (for a crossword)?

What is the exponent whose answer is the reciprocal of the base?

Answer 1

See explanation.

Explanation:

I am not sure if this is what you want, but the exponent is `-1` (minus one). For every number `a!=0` we have:

`a^-1=1/a`

Answer 2

NEGATIVEONE or MINUSONE

Explanation:

The hint is asking you to solve the following equation:

`a^b = 1/a`

The exponent `b` that satisfies this equation is `-1`.