Question

A student simplified this expression: (3^(3)*3^(-2))/((3^(6))^(2)) using these steps:

Step 1: (3^(-6))/(3^(12))

Step 2: (1)/(3^(6)*3^(12))

Step 3: (1)/(3^(18))

Which of these steps contains a mistake from the previous step?
(1 point)

O There are no mistakes. The answer is correct.
O step 1 had the mistake. Correct answer to this step is (3^(1))/(3^(12))
O Step 2 had the mistake. Correct answer to this step is 3^(6)
O Step 3 had the mistake. Correct answer to this step is (1)/(3^(6))

Answer 1

The correct answer is:
O Step 1 had the mistake. Correct answer to this step is (3^(1))/(3^(12))