Algebra Examples

3^{- 2}

$3^{- 2}$

Step 1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule

b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}

$b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

\frac{1}{3^{2}}

$\frac{1}{3^{2}}$

Step 2

Raise

3

$3$ to the power of

2

$2$ .

\frac{1}{9}

$\frac{1}{9}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

\frac{1}{9}

$\frac{1}{9}$

Decimal Form:

0.\overline{1}

$0.\overline{1}$