SOLUTION: evaluate is m=-2 and n=3: m^-2+n^-1 -2^-2+3^-1 = -8+(-3) = -11?

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Question 164730: evaluate is m=-2 and n=3: m^-2+n^-1

-2^-2+3^-1 = -8+(-3) = -11?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-2)^(-2)+3^(-1)
=1/(-2)^2 + 1/3
=1/4 + 1/3
=3/12 + 4/12
=7/12
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Ed