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How to slove this more complex negative exponent problem?

How to slove this more complex negative exponent problem?-example-1
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When an expression or a number is raised to the negative exponent, you have to reciprocate the expression or the number.

In this problem, the expression is raised to the power of -2

Therefore, the expression would become like this after reciprocating:

1/ (3x^2) ^2

Simplifying the expression:

1/ 9x^4