Trigonometry Examples

$y = 0.6 (3^{- 2})$

Step 1

Multiply $0.6$ by $3^{- 2}$ .

$y = 0.6 \cdot 3^{- 2}$

Step 2

Simplify $0.6 \cdot 3^{- 2}$ .

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Step 2.1

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

$y = 0.6 \cdot \frac{1}{3^{2}}$

Step 2.2

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

$y = 0.6 \cdot \frac{1}{9}$

Step 2.3

Cancel the common factor of $0.6$ .

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Step 2.3.1

Factor $0.6$ out of $9$ .

$y = 0.6 \cdot \frac{1}{0.6 (15)}$

Step 2.3.2

Cancel the common factor.

$y = 0.6 \cdot \frac{1}{0.6 \cdot 15}$

Step 2.3.3

Rewrite the expression.

$y = \frac{1}{15}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$y = \frac{1}{15}$

Decimal Form:

$y = 0.0\overline{6}$