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Rewrite the following without an exponent.
(8/9)^-2

User Ribeto
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Answer:

The answer to your question is
(81)/(64)

Explanation:

Use Law of exponents to solve this problem.

1.- Power of a fraction rule


((8)/(9))^(-2) = ((8)^(-2) )/((9)^(-2) )

2.- Negative exponent


(8^(-2) )/(9^(-2) ) = (9^(2) )/(8^(2) )

3.- Simplify


(9^(2) )/(8^(2) ) = (81)/(64)

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