Evaluate 5^-1

$5^{- 1}$

Step 1

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

$\frac{1}{5}$

Step 2

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$0.2$

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