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Answer:
x^(-6)=(1)/(x^(6))

Explanation:

There is a rule in mathematics related to negative exponents:

A number with a negative exponent is equal to the inverse of the number raised to that exponent, but positive.

To understand it better:

The exponent of a number, when positive, tells us how many times we should use that number in a multiplication.

Now, when the exponent is negative, the opposite operation to multiplication must be performed: division.

For example, if we have the following:


x^(-6)

We have to write the inverse of
x, which is the base, to the power of
6:


x^(-6)=(1)/(x^(6))

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