SOLUTION: in () 3x squared and outside the () an exponent of -2

Question 208395: in () 3x squared and outside the () an exponent of -2
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The key to working with negative exponents is to understand the basic equation:

In short, a negative exponent means "reciprocal of". In other words, flip the expression upside down and remove the minus sign on the exponent.

So your expression
means the reciprocal of
So we can rewrite as
Now all we need to do is simplify:

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