I am working on my assignment and am not sure how to do this. -(6)^-2 Is the answer -1/6^2
B beverly1945 New member Joined May 13, 2013 Messages 1 May 13, 2013 #1 I am working on my assignment and am not sure how to do this. -(6)^-2 Is the answer -1/6^2
J JeffM Elite Member Joined Sep 14, 2012 Messages 7,872 May 13, 2013 #2 beverly1945 said: I am working on my assignment and am not sure how to do this. -(6)^-2 Is the answer -1/6^2 Click to expand... That answer is good as far as it goes, but it is not quite complete. \(\displaystyle -(6)^{-2} = - \dfrac{1}{6^2} = - \dfrac{1}{36}.\)
beverly1945 said: I am working on my assignment and am not sure how to do this. -(6)^-2 Is the answer -1/6^2 Click to expand... That answer is good as far as it goes, but it is not quite complete. \(\displaystyle -(6)^{-2} = - \dfrac{1}{6^2} = - \dfrac{1}{36}.\)