Simplify -8x^-3

$- 8 x^{- 3}$

Step 1

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

$- 8 \frac{1}{x^{3}}$

Step 2

Combine $- 8$ and $\frac{1}{x^{3}}$ .

$\frac{- 8}{x^{3}}$

Step 3

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{8}{x^{3}}$