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Evaluate 5^-1/ -9^0 to its simplest form

User Yamira
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-1/5
5^-1=1/5 and -9^0=-1 (as anything with the power 0 equals to 1)
And then reciprocal it
So, 1/5 times -1 = -1/5
User Asav Patel
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Answer:

-1/5

is it -(9)^0 or (-9)^0 if it -(9)^0 then

+ 5^-1/ -9^0 = 5^-1/-1

=-5^-1

=-1/5

User Indre
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