Question

3^-1 + 2^-1=

Answer 1

Anything to a negative needs to be switched

Answer 2

kindof like an inverse

Answer 3

2=1/2, 3=1/3

Answer 4

Hint:
\[2^{-1} = \frac{1}{2}\]
\[3^{-1} = \frac{1}{3}\]

Answer 5

if you add the two together, what do you get? @elenastrawn25

Answer 6

5/6

Answer 7

yes that is correct and that is your answer. Do you understand?

Answer 8

yes with the negative exponents they just turn into fractions

Answer 9

Yea..

Answer 10

yes unless you are trying to solve 5/6^-1 and its already a fraction

Answer 11

or i mean yikes bad example

Answer 12

The negative in the exponent means "inverse"

Answer 13

if you try to solve 4/1^-1 you will get 4

Answer 14

lol when you think about inverse, think about flipping a fraction upside-down. or, make a whole number into a fraction (4=4/1) and flip it over

Answer 15

\(2^{-1}\) means the inverse or reciprocal of \(2^1\)