![x^{(1)/((-3)/(6) )}](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/97uh39iml13q728pf5848g2gzq20588e3u.png)
First, let's deal with the fraction in the denominator of the exponent. Multiply the top and bottom of the exponent by 6.
![x^{(6)/(-3) }](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/jwdgd6b5b81kkjr4hey9lvcl1z0t1qcjyq.png)
Now that the fraction in the denominator is taken care of, we can reduce the denominator.
. Some professors might accept this as simplest form, but others might ask you to get rid of the negative.
![x^(-2) = (1)/(x^(2) )](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/k0zxf9m5fnf284ie818z0gqvcvl77raj6r.png)