complete the table.

problem: 3^-2, 2^-3, 10^-1, x^-2, x^-3, x^-4, x^-13, x^-1
value: 1/9, 1/8, 1/10, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

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To complete the table, we'll find the values of \( x^{-2} \), \( x^{-3} \), \( x^{-4} \), \( x^{-13} \), and \( x^{-1} \).

Recall that \( x^{-n} = \frac{1}{x^n} \).

Given Problems and Their Values:

  • \( 3^{-2} = \frac{1}{3^2} = \frac{1}{9} \)
  • \( 2^{-3} = \frac{1}{2^3} = \frac{1}{8} \)
  • \( 10^{-1} = \frac{1}{10^1} = \frac{1}{10} \)

For \( x \):

The values of \( x^{-n} \) can be expressed in terms of \( \frac{1}{x^n} \). Let's summarize the computations:

  1. \( x^{-2} \): \[ x^{-2} = \frac{1}{x^2} \]

  2. \( x^{-3} \): \[ x^{-3} = \frac{1}{x^3} \]

  3. \( x^{-4} \): \[ x^{-4} = \frac{1}{x^4} \]

  4. \( x^{-13} \): \[ x^{-13} = \frac{1}{x^{13}} \]

  5. \( x^{-1} \): \[ x^{-1} = \frac{1}{x} \]

Completing the Table:

Now, we can denote the values for the columns:

  • \( x^{-2} = \frac{1}{x^2} \)
  • \( x^{-3} = \frac{1}{x^3} \)
  • \( x^{-4} = \frac{1}{x^4} \)
  • \( x^{-13} = \frac{1}{x^{13}} \)
  • \( x^{-1} = \frac{1}{x} \)

Since we don’t have specific values for \( x \), we cannot assign numerical values for these expressions without more information about \( x \).

Thus, the completed table looks like this:

| Problem | Value | |----------|----------------| | \( 3^{-2} \) | \( \frac{1}{9} \) | | \( 2^{-3} \) | \( \frac{1}{8} \) | | \( 10^{-1} \) | \( \frac{1}{10} \) | | \( x^{-2} \) | \( \frac{1}{x^2} \) | | \( x^{-3} \) | \( \frac{1}{x^3} \) | | \( x^{-4} \) | \( \frac{1}{x^4} \) | | \( x^{-13} \) | \( \frac{1}{x^{13}} \)| | \( x^{-1} \) | \( \frac{1}{x} \) |

If you need specific numerical values, you would need to provide a value for \( x \).