Pre-Algebra Examples

$y^{\frac{- 2}{5}}$

Step 1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$y^{- \frac{2}{5}}$

Step 2

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

$\frac{1}{y^{\frac{2}{5}}}$