whats negative 3 by the power of negative 2

Answer 1

The expression "negative 3 raised to the power of negative 2" can be written as (-3)^(-2).

Using the rule of negative exponents, we can rewrite it as the reciprocal of (-3)^2.

(-3)^2 means -3 multiplied by -3, which equals 9.

Therefore, (-3)^(-2) is equal to the reciprocal of 9, which is 1/9.