How do you evaluate ${(- 6)}^{- 5}$ $(-6)^-5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-03T19:06:27

$- \frac{1}{7776}$ $-1/7776$

${(- 6)}^{- 5} = \frac{1}{{(- 6)}^{5}} = \frac{1}{(- 6) (- 6) (- 6) (- 6) (- 6)}$ $(-6)^(-5) = 1/(-6)^5= 1/((-6)(-6)(-6)(-6)(-6))$

= $- \frac{1}{7776}$ $-1/7776$

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