Answer:
-1/8
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex](-2)^-3 \\=\frac{-1}{2}^{3}\\=\frac{-1}{8}[/tex]
Answer:
-1/8
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]\left(-2\right)^{-3}\\\\\mathrm{Apply\:exponent\:rule}:\quad \:a^{-b}=\frac{1}{a^b}\\\left(-2\right)^{-3}=\frac{1}{\left(-2\right)^3}\\\\=\frac{1}{\left(-2\right)^3}\\\\\left(-2\right)^3=-8\\\\=\frac{1}{-8}\\\\=-\frac{1}{8} \\\\\left(\mathrm{Decimal:\quad }\:-0.125\right)[/tex]
