Evaluate 12^-2

$12^{- 2}$

Step 1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{1}{12^{2}}$

Step 2

Raise $12$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{1}{144}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{144}$

Decimal Form:

$0.0069\overline{4}$