Q. Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer as a simplified fraction.−31⋅−32Answer:
Identify Operation: Identify the operation to be performed.We need to multiply two negative fractions: −31 and −32.
Multiply Numerators: Multiply the numerators.Multiply the numerators (the top numbers) of the fractions: −1×−2=2.
Multiply Denominators: Multiply the denominators.Multiply the denominators (the bottom numbers) of the fractions: 3×3=9.
Combine Results: Combine the results of the numerators and denominators.Combine the results from Step 2 and Step 3 to form a new fraction: 92.
Check for Simplification: Check if the fraction can be simplified further.The fraction 92 is already in its simplest form because 2 and 9 have no common factors other than 1.
More problems from Multiplication with rational exponents