Question

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Match the following items by evaluating the expression for x = -2.

x^(-2)

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910 will u help me

Answer 2

x^(-2) = 1/( x^2 )

now plug in x = -2 and evaluate

Answer 3

so I got -1/2

Answer 4

(-2)^2 = ???

Answer 5

what do you get when you square -2

Answer 6

4

Answer 7

1/(x^2) = 1/( (-2)^2 )

1/(x^2) = 1/4

Answer 8

so 1/(x^2) = 1/4 when x = -2