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Rationalize giving error on 1/(x^-2)

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#1,724 opened on Jan 27, 2020

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Running math.rationalize('1/(x^-2)') gives the error Cannot read property '1' of undefined.

However, running math.rationalize('1/(x^-1)') gives the result x as you'd expect.

I'm using mathjs 6.5.0. Haven't tested other versions.

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Inspect the rationalize function and trace how it parses and simplifies expressions with negative exponents. Focus on the code path for '1/(x^ 2)' and compare with '1/(x^ 1)' to find where the error occurs.
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