Answer
9/16
Work Step by Step
You have (-x$)^{-4}$$y^{2}$.Plug in x=2 and y=-3 to evaluate:(-2$)^{-4}$$-3^{2}$.Since $a^{-b}$=$\frac{1}{a^b}$ you have:
$\frac{(-3)^2}{(-2)^4}$ -solve the exponents-
=$\frac{9}{16}$
Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)
by Charles, Randall I.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133281140
ISBN 13:
978-0-13328-114-9
Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - Chapter Review - Page 475: 11
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