Evaluate e^(-1^2)

$e^{- 1^{2}}$

Step 1

One to any power is one.

$e^{- 1 \cdot 1}$

Step 2

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$e^{- 1}$

Step 3

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

$\frac{1}{e}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{e}$

Decimal Form:

$0.36787944 \dots$