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What is the value of 3 to the power 2 over 3 to the power 4?

1 over 81
1 over 27
1 over 9
1 over 3

User Mufeed
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Answer:

1 over 9

Explanation:

3^2= 9 =1

3^4= 81 =9

Ans:1over9

User Ronan Quillevere
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Alright so. 3^2= 9 (since 3 x 3=9), and 3^4=81 (since 3 x 3 x 3 x 3=81).
This gives you
9/81. From here you can simplify. First, find the GCF, which here is 9. Then divide both the top and bottom by 9. 9/9=1. 81/9=9.
So, simplified, this is 1/9, or 1 over 9.

Hope this helps!!
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