Perform the calculations as follows.
1. [tex]40y^{-1}, \, y=5.2[/tex]
= 40*y = 40*5.2
= 208
2. [tex] \frac{1}{m^{-2}} (m+4),\, m=-8[/tex]
= m²(m+4)
= (-8)²*(-8+4)
= -256
3. (p² - 3)⁻², p=1
= 1/(p² - 3)²
= 1/(1 - 3)²
= 0.25
4. [tex] \frac{(x-1)^{-2}}{(x+1)^{-2}}, \, x=2.5 [/tex]
[tex]= \frac{(x+1)^{2}}{(x-1)^{2}} [/tex]
= 3.5²/1.5²
= 5.444
5. y⁻³ - y⁻², y=2
= 1/y³ - 1/y²
= 1/8 - 1/4
= -1/8