Evaluate -(5/4)^0

$- {(\frac{5}{4})}^{0}$

Step 1

Simplify the expression.

Apply the product rule to $\frac{5}{4}$ .

$- \frac{5^{0}}{4^{0}}$

Anything raised to $0$ is $1$ .

$- \frac{1}{4^{0}}$

Anything raised to $0$ is $1$ .

$- \frac{1}{1}$

$- \frac{1}{1}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $1$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$- \frac{1}{1}$

Rewrite the expression.

$- 1 \cdot 1$

$- 1 \cdot 1$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$- 1$

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