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(-2/3)^-2=? (-2/3 is a fraction)

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(- (2)/(3) )^-2 \\ \\ (1)/( (-(2)/(3))^2) \ / \ negative \ power \ rule \\ \\ (1)/( ((2)/(3))^2 ) \ / \ \ power \ of \ 2 \ is \ even, \ result \ will \ be \ positive \\ \\ (1)/( (2^2)/(3^2) ) \ / \ distributive \ property \ of \ division \\ \\ (1)/( (4)/(9) ) \ / \ simplify \\ \\ (9)/(4) \ / \ reverse \ and \ multiply

The answer to this problem is 9/4 or 2.25.
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