Ok, so
We're going to simplify the following expression:
[tex](3^{-2})^4[/tex]Remember that if we have two exponents elevating each other in the same base, they multiply.
So, this is equivalent to write:
[tex](3^{-2})^4=(3)^{-8}[/tex]Now, we can rewrite the last expression in this new one:
[tex](3^{-2})^4=(3)^{-8}=\frac{1}{3^8}[/tex]