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Why is 0.5 to the power of two equal a smaller number than 0.5?
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∙ 12y ago
0.5 is one half.
"0.5 to the power of two" is (one half of one half).
Surely you can see that (one half of one half) is less than (one half).
[ (Any number less than 1) to the power of two ] is less than the original number.
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Is a bigger number to a higher power larger than a smaller number to a lower power?
I think you mean a bigger number to a lower power and a smaller number to a higher power. Well it depends: With all combinations of numbers, the smaller number to the greater power will be greater than the bigger number to the smaller power EXCEPT the combinations of 3 and 2, and all combinations including one (as 1 to the power of any whole number is 1). Hope that answers your question.
What is the product of a number and any whole nonzero number?
It is also a number. It can be smaller than, equal to or larger than either of the two numbers.
When a whole number is multiplied by a decimal smaller than one what can you conclude about the result?
The result is less than the whole number and greater than or equal to the decimal. Unless the whole number is negative in which case the result is greater than the whole number and less than or equal to the decimal.
Are odd numbers less than prime number?
No. Odd numbers can be greater than, smaller than, or equal to prime numbers.
What number is larger than 2.5 and smaller than 2.6?
Any number that starts with 2.5 and has some additional digits, not all of them equal to zero.
Is a bigger number to a higher power larger than a smaller number to a lower power?
I think you mean a bigger number to a lower power and a smaller number to a higher power. Well it depends: With all combinations of numbers, the smaller number to the greater power will be greater than the bigger number to the smaller power EXCEPT the combinations of 3 and 2, and all combinations including one (as 1 to the power of any whole number is 1). Hope that answers your question.
What is the product of a number and any whole nonzero number?
It is also a number. It can be smaller than, equal to or larger than either of the two numbers.
Which statement is true when a whole number is multiplied by an improper fraction?
The only thing which is clear is that the product will be a rational number.It can be a whole number or a mixed number;It can be larger than, equal to or smaller than the mixed number;It can be larger than or smaller than the whole number.
Is 1 greater than less than or equal to 10 to the zero power?
Any number to the power zero is equal to 1. However, 00 is not defined.
When a whole number is multiplied by a decimal smaller than one what can you conclude about the result?
The result is less than the whole number and greater than or equal to the decimal. Unless the whole number is negative in which case the result is greater than the whole number and less than or equal to the decimal.
Are odd numbers less than prime number?
No. Odd numbers can be greater than, smaller than, or equal to prime numbers.
Is the greatest common factor of a pair of numbers always equal to or less?
Always equal to or less than the smaller number, yes.
Is the sum of two numbers always greater than the larger number?
Not always, if the smaller number is 0 or a negative number. Then their sum will be equal or less than the greater number.
Explain Why the LCM is at least as large as the GCF.?
No number can have a multiple smaller than itself. No number can have a factor larger than itself. In a set of two numbers, the LCM can't be smaller than the larger number and the GCF can't be larger than the smaller number. In rare cases, the LCM can equal the GCF, but it can never be smaller.
What number is larger than 2.5 and smaller than 2.6?
Any number that starts with 2.5 and has some additional digits, not all of them equal to zero.
What is the biggest prime number smaller than 5 to the third power?
113 is the largest prime number less than 53 = 125.
No possitive number is less than its absolute value?
True, every positive number is equal to its absolute value. Every negative number will be smaller than its absolute value.
