Question

How do you simplify `-6q^-2`?

Answer 1

`-6q^-2 = -6/q^2`

Explanation:

in this case, note that only the `q` is raised to negative index of 2.

Recall: `x^-m = 1/x^m`

`-6q^-2 = -6/q^2`

Everything else stays the same, only the negative index is changed.