SOLUTION: what does it mean to evaluate a problem such as 9 to negative power of 2

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Question 272565: what does it mean to evaluate a problem such as 9 to negative power of 2
Answer by JenniferTutors(83) About Me  (Show Source):
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To evaluate:
9 to the negative power of 2
Looks like this:
9%5E-2
Now, you cannot leave your answer in that form, you have to change it.
Here's how:
Move the 9 to the denominator, this changes the sign, power of 2 to positive
1%2F9%5E2
To simplify further, multiply 9 x 9 (power of 2) to equal 81:
1%2F81