Mail - Perez, ris -Ou. Gmail Classes Negative Exponents Quiz Active 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Which expression is equivalent to \( 9^{-2} \) ? \( -81 \) \( -18 \) \( \frac{1}{81} \) \( \frac{1}{18} \)
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