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(-2x)^-2 How is this broken down?

 Oct 23, 2017
edited by Guest  Oct 23, 2017
edited by Guest  Oct 23, 2017
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Simplify the following:
(-2 x)^(-2)

 

Multiply each exponent in -2 x by -2:
(1)/((-2)^2 x^2)

 

(-2)^2 = 4:
 1/(4 x^2)

 Oct 23, 2017
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Also remember

 

\((-2x)^{-2}\,=\,\frac{1}{(2x)^2}\,=\,\frac{1}{(2x)(2x)}\,=\,\frac{1}{2\cdot x\cdot 2\cdot x}\,=\,\frac{1}{2\cdot2\cdot x\cdot x}\,=\,\frac{1}{4x^2}\)

 Oct 23, 2017

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