How do you calculate powers of 10?

Answer 1

To calculate powers of 10, you raise 10 to an exponent, which indicates how many times 10 is multiplied by itself. For example, (10^3) means (10 \times 10 \times 10), resulting in 1,000. If the exponent is negative, such as (10^{-2}), it represents the reciprocal, resulting in (0.01) (or (1/100)). Essentially, (10^n) shifts the decimal point (n) places to the right for positive (n) and to the left for negative (n).