SOLUTION: (3x)^-2 rewrite with positive exponents, simplify as much as possible

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Question 466247: (3x)^-2 rewrite with positive exponents, simplify as much as possible
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) About Me  (Show Source):
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To make a negative exponent positive, either move it up into the numerator,
or down into the denominator....opposite of where it currently is.

(3x)^-2

1
----- {moved it down into the denominator to make a positive exponent}
(3x)²

1
---- {took everything in parentheses to the 2nd power}
9x²

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