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What is 4 over 9, to the power of negative a half? - Can you also give an

explanation of how to do it?

User Cortlendt
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So, We Have:

((4)/(9)) ^{ (-(1)/(2)) }
We Know that Negative Exponents Equal Division. So:
(4)/(9)^{( -(1)/(2) )} = \frac{1}{ \sqrt[]{ (4)/(9) } } = (1)/( ((2)/(3) )) = (3)/(2) = 1.5
I Hope This Helps!

User Mark Setchell
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