Question

How do you simplify `-(3/2)^2`?

Answer 1

`-(3/2)^2=color(green)(-(9/4))` or `color(green)(- 2 1/4)`

Explanation:

`-(3/2)^2 = -(3^2)/(2^2)= -9/4`

Note that `-(3/2)^2 != (-3/2)^2`