Question

If (-3)^-5 =1/x, what is the value of x?

Answer 1

$\bf \left.\qquad \qquad \right.\textit{negative exponents}\\\\ a^{-{ n}} \implies \cfrac{1}{a^{ n}} \qquad \qquad \cfrac{1}{a^{ n}}\implies a^{-{ n}} \qquad \qquad a^{{{ n}}}\implies \cfrac{1}{a^{-{{ n}}}}\\\\ -------------------------------\\\\ %(-3)^-5 =1/x, (-3)^{-5}=\cfrac{1}{x}\implies \cfrac{1}{(-3)^5}=\cfrac{1}{x}\implies 1\cdot x=(-3)^5\cdot 1\implies x=(-3)^5 \\\\\\ x=(-3)(-3)(-3)(-3)(-3)\implies x=-243$