Basic Math Examples

${(- y)}^{- 16}$

Step 1

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

$\frac{1}{{(- y)}^{16}}$

Step 2

Simplify the denominator.

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Step 2.1

Apply the product rule to $- y$ .

$\frac{1}{{(- 1)}^{16} y^{16}}$

Step 2.2

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $16$ .

$\frac{1}{1 y^{16}}$

Step 2.3

Multiply $y^{16}$ by $1$ .

$\frac{1}{y^{16}}$