Basic Math Examples

$- {(- \frac{6}{1})}^{- 1}$

Step 1

Divide $6$ by $1$ .

$- {(- 1 \cdot 6)}^{- 1}$

Step 2

Multiply $- 1$ by $6$ .

$- {(- 6)}^{- 1}$

Step 3

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$- \frac{1}{- 6}$

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- - \frac{1}{6}$

Step 5

Multiply $- - \frac{1}{6}$ .

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Step 5.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$1 (\frac{1}{6})$

Step 5.2

Multiply $\frac{1}{6}$ by $1$ .

$\frac{1}{6}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{6}$

Decimal Form:

$0.1\overline{6}$