Write Using Positive Exponents -1^-5y^2

$- 1^{- 5} y^{2}$

Step 1

Move $1^{- 5}$ to the denominator in $1^{- 5}$ using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{1}{1^{5}}$

Step 2

Rewrite $- 1^{- 5} y^{2}$ with positive exponents.

$- \frac{1}{1^{5}} y^{2}$