Evaluate 3^-2*34

$3^{- 2} \cdot 34$

Step 1

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

$\frac{1}{3^{2}} \cdot 34$

Step 2

Raise $3$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{1}{9} \cdot 34$

Step 3

Combine $\frac{1}{9}$ and $34$ .

$\frac{34}{9}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{34}{9}$

Decimal Form:

$3.\overline{7}$

Mixed Number Form:

$3 \frac{7}{9}$