What is -2x to the 0 power

What is the pattern in the values as the exponents increase?

You are assembling pieces of an iron gate to complete a fence. the finished gate will look like the one below. in order to assemble the gate it is important to under how the pieces are related. part 1: how are pies 1 and 2 in the archway related? part 2: how are the rectangular sections 5 and 6 in the center of the gate related to each other?

Graph y ≥ -x^2 - 1. click on the graph until the correct graph appears.