3/x^2
or
1/3x^2
??? Thanks.
2006-11-11 05:30:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The second option is right.
3x^(-2) = 1/3x^2
2006-11-11 16:12:31 · answer #1 · answered by Akilesh - Internet Undertaker 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
=3/x^2
2006-11-11 05:33:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3/x^2
2006-11-11 05:37:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3/x^2
2006-11-11 05:33:57 · answer #4 · answered by yk1982 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is 3/x^2 making sure that you preform the operation on the correct numbers i.e. ^2 affects only x and not 3. It would affect 3 if it was (3x)^(-2) which would equal your second answer
Hope this helps!
2006-11-11 06:10:15 · answer #5 · answered by alanjb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3/x^2, power goes before multiplication.
1/3x^2 by the way doesn't mean 1/(3x)^2, it is actually the same as x^2/3.
2006-11-11 05:33:01 · answer #6 · answered by User1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is 3/x^2, since the negative power is with x and not 3x. unless 3x is specified in a bracket like (3x), they are not considered to have same power.
2006-11-11 05:39:06 · answer #7 · answered by Paritosh Vasava 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
♥3/x^2♥
♥ The exponant -2 acts only on x not on 3 ♥
2006-11-11 05:39:50 · answer #8 · answered by kayteebby ! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3/x^2.
The exponant -2 acts only on x not on 3
2006-11-11 05:35:05 · answer #9 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its 3 times x squared by neg.
2006-11-11 05:38:22 · answer #10 · answered by sugarbayb846 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋