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  • 02-10-2020
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3^-2 expanded form
The “minus” is actually a negative so it is 3 to the negative 2 power i need it in expanded form please help

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jimthompson5910 jimthompson5910
  • 02-10-2020

3^(-2) = 1/(3^2) = 1/(3*3) = 1/9

The rule used here is x^(-y) = 1/(x^y) to make the exponent positive.

3^2 turns into 3*3 because the exponent 2 tells us how many copies of the base '3' to multiply out.

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