Simplify the expression. Write the result using positive exponents only.
-$- 3 ^ { - 2 }$
A) $- \frac { 1 } { 9 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 6 }$
C) $- 9$
D) 9

Name: Simplify the expression. Write the result using positive exponents only. -$- 3 ^ { - 2 }$ A) $- \frac { 1 } { 9 }$ B) $\frac { 1 } { 6 }$ C) $- 9$ D) 9
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A negative exponent indicates the reciprocal of the base raised to the positive of that exponent. Thus, $-3^{-2}$ simplifies to $-\frac{1}{3^2} = -\frac{1}{9}$.

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