Rewrite the expression without a negative exponent.
-5y^-2
Simplify your answer as much as possible
(-5)/(y^2)
To rewrite the expression without a negative exponent, we will use the property that says a negative exponent can be rewritten as the reciprocal of the positive exponent.
Therefore, -5y^-2 can be rewritten as -5(1/y^2).
To simplify further, we can multiply -5 with each term inside the parentheses: -5/y^2.
So, the expression -5y^-2 can be rewritten without a negative exponent as -5/y^2.
To rewrite the expression without a negative exponent, we can use the property that a negative exponent is equivalent to the reciprocal of the base raised to the positive exponent.
The given expression is -5y^(-2).
We can rewrite y^(-2) as 1/y^(2).
So, the expression becomes -5 * 1/y^(2).
To simplify further, we can multiply -5 with 1 and write the expression as -5/y^(2).
Therefore, the expression without a negative exponent is -5/y^(2).