Solution - Power equations

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "^-2" was replaced by "^(-2)". 1 more similar replacement(s)

Step  1  :

 1.1     6 = 2•3

(6)^-2 = (2•3)^(-2) = (2)^(-2) • (3)^(-2)

Equation at the end of step  1  :

Step  2  :

Equation at the end of step  2  :

Step  3  :

         -1      
 Divide  ——  by  ((2)(-2)•(3)(-2))
         33      

 3.1    Dividing fractions

To divide fractions, write the divison as multiplication by the reciprocal of the divisor :

-1        1          -1     (22•32)
——  ÷  ———————   =   ——  •  ———————
33     (22•32)       33        1   

Dividing exponents :

 3.2    3²   divided by   3³   = 3^{(2 - 3)} = 3^(-1) = ¹/_3¹ = ¹/₃

Final result :

  -4            
  —— = -1.33333 
  3