Question

Simplify the quotient
`{3}^( - 1) / {3}^(4)`

Answer 1

You have the following expression:

`(3^(-1))/(3^4)`

Consider that 3^(-1) can be written as 1/3, then:

`(3^(-1))/(3^4)=(1)/(3^4\cdot3)=(1)/(3^5)`

Hence, 1/3^5 is the simplified expression.