Evaluate f^-1(-5)

$f^{- 1} (- 5)$

Step 1

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

$\frac{1}{f} \cdot - 5$

Step 2

Combine $\frac{1}{f}$ and $- 5$ .

$\frac{- 5}{f}$

Step 3

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{5}{f}$