Given that 3^(-3/2) = a* 3^(1/2), find the exact value of a.

3^(3/2) = a * 3^(1/2)
3^(1/2) * 3^(-2) = 3^(3/2)Therefore a must be equal to 3^(-2)a = 1/9

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