Simplify ( square root of 2)/(- square root of 2)

$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{- \sqrt{2}}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $\sqrt{2}$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{- \sqrt{2}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{1}{- 1}$

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{1}{- 1}$ .

$- 1 \cdot 1$

Step 2

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$- 1$