Answer:
14/9 or 1.555556
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Simplify 1 + 1/3 to 4/3.
(4/3)^2 - 2/9
2) Use Division Distributive Property: (x/y)^a = x^a/y^a.
4^2/3^2 - 2/9
3) Simplify 4^2 to 16.
16/3^2 - 2/9
4) Simplify 3^2 to 9.
16/9 - 2/9
5) Simplify.
14/9
(Decimal form: 1.555556)
Thanks, Eddie
