Basic Math Examples

${(\frac{32 - 1 - 25}{2})}^{- 2}$

Step 1

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $1$ from $32$ .

${(\frac{31 - 25}{2})}^{- 2}$

Step 1.2

Subtract $25$ from $31$ .

${(\frac{6}{2})}^{- 2}$

Step 2

Divide $6$ by $2$ .

$3^{- 2}$

Step 3

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

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

Step 4

Raise $3$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{1}{9}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{9}$

Decimal Form:

$0.\overline{1}$