1. The problem is to simplify the expression $(2m^2)^{-1} / m^2$.
2. Recall the rule for negative exponents: $a^{-n} = \frac{1}{a^n}$.
3. Simplify $(2m^2)^{-1}$ using the negative exponent rule:
$$ (2m^2)^{-1} = \frac{1}{2m^2} $$
4. Now divide by $m^2$:
$$ \frac{1}{2m^2} \div m^2 = \frac{1}{2m^2} \times \frac{1}{m^2} = \frac{1}{2m^{2+2}} = \frac{1}{2m^4} $$
5. Expressing with negative exponents:
$$ \frac{1}{2m^4} = \frac{1}{2} m^{-4} = \frac{1}{2} m^{-4} $$
6. The original expression simplifies to:
$$ \frac{1}{2} m^{-4} $$
7. The user's answer was $-2 m^{-4}$ which is incorrect because the coefficient should be $\frac{1}{2}$ and positive.
Final answer:
$$ \frac{1}{2} m^{-4} $$
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