Basic Math Examples

${(- \frac{72}{24})}^{- 2}$

Step 1

Divide $72$ by $24$ .

${(- 1 \cdot 3)}^{- 2}$

Step 2

Multiply $- 1$ by $3$ .

${(- 3)}^{- 2}$

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:

$0.\overline{1}$