Algebra Examples

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

Step 1

Simplify the expression.

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Step 1.1

Move $3^{- 2}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

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

Step 1.2

Move ${(3^{2})}^{- 1}$ to the numerator using the negative exponent rule $\frac{1}{b^{- n}} = b^{n}$ .

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

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $3^{2}$ .

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Step 2.1

Cancel the common factor.

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

Step 2.2

Rewrite the expression.

$1$