Isobel is trying to write 9 to the power of -2 as a fraction in its simplest form, without any indices what value should she write in the box below

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Answer:

1/81

To write 9 to the power (-2) as a fraction in its simplest form, Isobel needs to understand that any number raised to a negative component can be written as a reciprocal of the same number raised by a positive component.

In this case, Isobel needs to find the reciprocal of 9² which is 1/9²

To simplify the answer, she needs to square the bases that give her

1/81

So she should write the above answer to represent 9 to the power -2.