Question

Does anyone know if an exponent of -1 to any number just changes the number into a negative or something else

Answer 1

Probably a positive I don't exactly know for sure bro ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Answer 2

The number actually becomes a fraction/decimal...


Example:
\[10^{-1} \rightarrow \frac{ 1 }{ 10 }\]
\[30^{-1} \rightarrow \frac{ 1 }{ 30 }\]

However, if the number is negative, then the fraction will be negative...

Example:
\[-30^{-1} \rightarrow -\frac{ 1 }{ 30 }\]
\[-40^{-1} \rightarrow -\frac{ 1 }{ 40 }\]

Answer 3

but if a number was \[-1^2\]
your answer would be i