You use the reciprocal of (3/5) because a number to a negative exponent is the same as 1 over the number to the positive form of the exponent.
So - (3/5) ^ -2 is the same as - (1/(3/5)) ^ 2.
So:
−((35)−2)=−259=−2.7777777777777778
And −((53)2)=−259=−2.7777777777777778
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