SOLUTION: simplify -3^0(3^-2) DIVIDED BY 9 ^-3/2

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Question 65726This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
: simplify
-3^0(3^-2)
DIVIDED BY
9 ^-3/2This question is from textbook An Incremental Development

Answer by stanbon(48569) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3^0(3^-2)
DIVIDED BY
9 ^-3/2
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Simplify the numerator: = -1(1/9)=-1/9
Simplify the denominator: = 3^(-3)=1/27
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Then: (-1/9)/(1/27)
Invert the denominator and multiply to get:
(-1/9)*(27/1)
=-3
Cheers,
Stan H.