Simplify Express Your Answer with Positive Exponents $x^{-2}$ A) $\frac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } }$

question 21

Multiple Choice

Simplify. Express your answer with positive exponents. Assume that all variables are nonzero.
- $x^{-2}$

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } }\)
• B) \(- x ^ { 2 }\)
• C) \(x ^ { 1 / 2 }\)
• D) \(= -\frac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } }\)

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