How do you simplify $- 12^{- 1}$ $-12^-1$ ?

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How do you simplify $- 12^{- 1}$ $-12^-1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-16T05:14:45

-1/12

Explanation:

The negative exponent means that the number will go to the denominator.
$- 12^{- 1} = - \frac{1}{12}$ $-12^-1 = -1/12$
The negative still stays.

Answer 2 · 2018-03-16T05:17:15

$- \frac{1}{12}$ $-1/12$

Explanation:

$- 12^{- 1} = \frac{1}{- 12} = - \frac{1}{12}$ $-12^-1=1/-12=-1/12$

any number (except 0) raised to the power of a negative exponent becomes the reciprocal (or multiplicative inverse) of that number (e.g. $5^{- 2} = \frac{1}{5^{2}} = \frac{1}{25}$ $5^-2=1/5^2=1/25$ ).

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