Question

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Evaluate . . .

a. 9 - 1/2

b. 9 - 1/4

c. 9

d. 9 to the power of 2

Answer 1

Use the laws of exponents.

(9^1/4 x 9^1/2) / 9^5/4

9^1/4+1/2-5/4

9^-1/2

answer: B

Answer 2

Surprisingly, none of these are correct.

The correct evaluation is 1/3.

Hope this helped.