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Evaluate the following expression: (-3)^-2

Evaluate the following expression: (-3)^-2-example-1
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Answer:


(1)/(9)

Explanation:

Anything to the negative power becomes a fraction

  • x⁻ⁿ = 1/xⁿ

So here we have (-3)⁻² which then becomes
(1)/((-3)^(2) )

This then simplifies to
(1)/(9)

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