1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\left(\frac{9x^{11}}{3x^3}\right)^{-4}$$.
2. **Use the quotient rule for exponents:** When dividing like bases, subtract the exponents: $$\frac{a^m}{a^n} = a^{m-n}$$.
3. **Simplify inside the parentheses:**
$$\frac{9x^{11}}{3x^3} = \frac{9}{3} \cdot \frac{x^{11}}{x^3} = 3 \cdot x^{11-3} = 3x^8$$.
4. **Rewrite the expression:**
$$\left(3x^8\right)^{-4}$$.
5. **Apply the negative exponent rule:**
$$a^{-n} = \frac{1}{a^n}$$, so
$$\left(3x^8\right)^{-4} = \frac{1}{\left(3x^8\right)^4}$$.
6. **Apply the power of a product rule:**
$$\left(ab\right)^n = a^n b^n$$, so
$$\frac{1}{3^4 \cdot (x^8)^4}$$.
7. **Simplify powers:**
$$3^4 = 81$$ and $$ (x^8)^4 = x^{8 \times 4} = x^{32}$$.
8. **Final simplified expression:**
$$\frac{1}{81x^{32}}$$.
**Answer:** $$\boxed{\frac{1}{81x^{32}}}$$
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