Asked by justin
Which number is equivalent to 0.00000001: 10 to the seventh power or 10 to the negative seventh power? How do you know?
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Answered by
Steve
Neither. Take a look.
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10<sup>3</sup> = 1000.0
10<sup>2</sup> = 100.0
10<sup>1</sup> = 10.0
10<sup>0</sup> = 1.0
10<sup>-1</sup> = 0.1
10<sup>-2</sup> = 0.01
10<sup>-3</sup> = 0.001
10<sup>-4</sup> = 0.0001
10<sup>-5</sup> = 0.00001
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10<sup>3</sup> = 1000.0
10<sup>2</sup> = 100.0
10<sup>1</sup> = 10.0
10<sup>0</sup> = 1.0
10<sup>-1</sup> = 0.1
10<sup>-2</sup> = 0.01
10<sup>-3</sup> = 0.001
10<sup>-4</sup> = 0.0001
10<sup>-5</sup> = 0.00001
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