Question

What is the simplified form of the expression?

Answer 1

-1/16

Answer 2

Yep. ^^^

Answer 3

Thank you all!! =)

Answer 4

\(-(4)^{-2} \rightarrow \dfrac{-4^{-2}}{1} \rightarrow -\dfrac{1}{-4^2} \rightarrow -\dfrac{1}{16}\)

Answer 5

Using the rule \(x^{-1} \rightarrow \dfrac{1}{x}\).

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