Evaluate 1/(-1^2)

$\frac{1}{- 1^{2}}$

Cancel the common factor of $1$ and $- 1$ .

Rewrite $1$ as $- 1 (- 1)$ .

$\frac{- 1 (- 1)}{- 1^{2}}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{1^{2}}$

$- \frac{1}{1^{2}}$

One to any power is one.

$- \frac{1}{1}$

Cancel the common factor of $1$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$- \frac{1}{1}$

Rewrite the expression.

$- 1 \cdot 1$

$- 1 \cdot 1$

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$- 1$

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