08-12-2007, 11:49 AM
Blue Wrote:because the negative inverses the 3 to 1/3 and then when you apply the exponent (which is 2) to the 1/3 so...Could y'all start speaking in English now?? hilarious
3^-2 = (1/3)^2 = (1/3)*(1/3) = 1/9
BS - General Business - June 2007
Excelsior College
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