1*10^-5 = 1/100000 or 0.00001
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0.00001 or 1 over 100,000
10 to the negative 1 is equal to 1 divided by 10, which simplifies to 0.1. This is because any number raised to the power of -1 is the reciprocal of that number. In this case, the reciprocal of 10 is 1/10 or 0.1.
A negative power can change "sides of the fraction" to become a positive power. For example: 5-2 = 1/52 = 1/25 In this case: 10-4 = 1/104 = 1/10,000 = 0.0001
It is: 25
10 to the 0 power is 10 and 5 to the 0 power is 5 so 10 multiplied by 5 equals 50.