Answer
$\frac{1}{49}$
Work Step by Step
According to the negative exponent rule, $a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^{n}}$.
Therefore, $7^{-2}=\frac{1}{7^{2}}=\frac{1}{7\times7}=\frac{1}{49}$.
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