Question

please tell me where i went wrong:

Answer 1

\[9^{-3}9^{\frac{ -3 }{ 2}}\]
\[\frac{ 1 }{ 9^{3} } \times \frac{ 1 }{ 9^{\frac{ 3 }{ 2}}}\]

Answer 2

okay so far?

Answer 3

@nickhouraney

Answer 4

oops got distracted with the other problem lol

Answer 5

lol its ok, you can finish that first :)

Answer 6

im having trouble seeing this is it 9^-3

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

i believe you are correct

Answer 9

@lgbasallote ?

Answer 10

you guys carry on. im just watching

Answer 11

no watching lol

Answer 12

okay but if we simplify further:
\[\frac{ 1 }{ 9^{\frac{ 9 }{ 2 }} }\]?
my book's answer is \[\frac{ 1 }{ 3^{9} }\]

Answer 13

watching is fun. makes people get nervous >:))

Answer 14

lol

Answer 15

thats the answer!! D:

Answer 16

please anyone?

Answer 17

workin on it...

Answer 18

If bases are same then can't we add the powers ??

Answer 19

\[\large x^{-a} \times x^{-b} \implies x^{-a - b}\]

Answer 20

well i got the answer but it appears i did it a little different

Answer 21

thats what i did.. added the powers

Answer 22

@nickhouraney how did you do it?

Answer 23

you forgot to change to common denominators

Answer 24

darn @waterineyes you were supposed to only watch and pressure @nickhouraney :p

Answer 25

ya i was getting too nervous lol

Answer 26

Sorry @lgbasallote

Answer 27

Leave one comment here @ajprincess

Answer 28

okay, so change denominators..

Answer 29

how i did it was simplify it so i got 1/729 * 1/27

Answer 30

@ajprincess write one comment here..

Answer 31

but i won't have a calculator for such small numbers..

Answer 32

@nickhouraney don't worry whole solution is coming right now..