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I'm lost with this problem please help. Write answers as a fractions

I'm lost with this problem please help. Write answers as a fractions-example-1
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the answer is 8/3 -9/4 hope this helped
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Answer: 8/3 and -9/4

Explanation:

1.
(2^(3))/(3) = (2 * 2 * 2)/(3) = (8)/(3)

2. In this problem, when raising a whole fraction to a power, you must both raise the numerator and denominator to that power.


-((3)/(2))^2 = -((3^2)/(2^2)) = -((9)/(4)) = -(9)/(4)

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