Evaluate (-2x)^-1

${(- 2 x)}^{- 1}$

Step 1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

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

Step 2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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