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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-(5)^-1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are you solving this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so you should know that you can have the -1 as the exponent so you do the reciprocal and get 1/-5^1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what do you have now?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[-\left( 5 \right)^{-1}=-\frac{ 1 }{ \left( 5 \right) ^1}=?\]

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