How do you simplify the fraction $(3/5)^-2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-04T19:42:23

$(3/5)^(-2)=(5/3)^2=25/9=2 7/9$

If the exponent of a power is negative, then you have to calculate the reciprocal of the base and raise it to the positive power:

$(a/b)^(-c)=(b/a)^c$

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