Algebra Examples

${(\frac{1}{16} x^{- 8})}^{- 1}$

Step 1

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

${(\frac{1}{16} \cdot \frac{1}{x^{8}})}^{- 1}$

Step 2

Combine.

${(\frac{1 \cdot 1}{16 x^{8}})}^{- 1}$

Step 3

Multiply $1$ by $1$ .

${(\frac{1}{16 x^{8}})}^{- 1}$

Step 4

Change the sign of the exponent by rewriting the base as its reciprocal.

$16 x^{8}$