Evaluate 1/(-1/2)

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

Step 1

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

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

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

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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

Step 2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$- (1 \cdot 2)$

Step 3

Multiply $- (1 \cdot 2)$ .

Multiply $2$ by $1$ .

$- 1 \cdot 2$

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$- 2$