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Simplify.
(c/3)^-2

A. c²/9
B. 9/c²
C. 1/9c²
D. 9c²

User Niasia
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The same applies to this one as well...we have a fraction of C/3 and the whole fraction has the exponent of -2.

C^-2 / 3^-2 = C^-2 / 9....we can't have a negative exponent in the numerator, so we send it to the bottom and make it a positive...

9 / C^2
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