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How do you simplify #10^-5#?

Answer 1

Eva Abramson

#10^(-5)=1/10^5#

Apply the negative exponent rule, #a^(-m)=1/a^n#.

#10^(-5)=1/10^5#

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Answer 2

Eva Abramson

To simplify (10^{-5}), you can rewrite it as the reciprocal of (10^5), which is (1/10^5) or (1/100000). Therefore, (10^{-5} = \frac{1}{100000}).

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Answer 3

Kennedy Adams

To simplify 10^-5, you use the property of exponents, which states that a negative exponent means taking the reciprocal of the base raised to the positive exponent.

So, 10^-5 simplifies to 1/(10^5) or 1/100000.

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