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Express the number in the form of a/b, where a and b are integers: (-3/2)^2 - 2^-2

2007-09-09 10:26:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

(-3/2)^2 - 2^-2
= 9/4 - 1/4
= 8/4
= 2/1
= 2

2007-09-09 16:52:26 · answer #1 · answered by MsMath 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

= ( - 3 / 2 ) Â² - 1 / 2 Â²
= 9 / 4 - 1 / 4
= 8 / 4
= 2

2007-09-13 15:40:34 · answer #2 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋