rewrite the following without an exponent. (-6)^{-1} your answer $\frac…

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rewrite the following without an exponent. (-6)^{-1} your answer $\frac{1}{-6}$

For any non - zero number $a$, $a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^{n}}$. Here $a = - 6$ and $n = 1$, so $(-6)^{-1}=\frac{1}{(-6)^{1}}$.

Since $(-6)^{1}=-6$, then $\frac{1}{(-6)^{1}}=\frac{1}{-6}$.

$\frac{1}{-6}$