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How do I solve 1.5 to the -2 power or 1.5^-2 (its an exponent) I have had to repost this like 3 times IF YOU ARE NOT SURE THEN DONT ANSWER the answer is .4 repeating if your explanation does not get that move along

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Answer:

see explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the rule of exponents

[tex]a^{-m}[/tex] ⇔ [tex]\frac{1}{a^{m} }[/tex] , then

[tex]1.5^{-2}[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{1}{1.5^{2} }[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{1}{2.25}[/tex]

= 0.4444.....

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