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When a number is raised to a negative exponent, it means the reciprocal of that number raised to the positive exponent. Therefore, 5 to the power of -1 is equal to 1/5, or 0.2. This is because any number raised to the power of -1 is the multiplicative inverse of that number, which is the reciprocal.
Oh, what a happy little math question we have here! When you have a number raised to a negative power, you can simply take the reciprocal of the number. So, 5 to the power of negative 1 is equal to 1/5. Isn't that just a lovely little math trick?
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What is 5 to the power of 3 times 5 to the power of negative 1?
It is: 25
What is 5 to the power of negative 2?
5^(-2) = 1/(5^2) = 1/25.
What is 1 x 10 to the power of negative 5?
1*10^-5 = 1/100000 or 0.00001
What is a number raised to the negative power?
It's the inverse of the number raised to the power. 2 to the power of negative 3 would be 1/8th.1 over 25Improvement(shininggallade):When raising a whole number to a negative power, simply raise 5 to the second power, which is 25, and put a 1 over it. 5^-2=1/25 A more technical definition is to reverse the numerator and denominator and then apply the power. Remember 5 is the same as 5/1, so (5^-2)/1=1/(5^2)=1/25(The symbol for "to the power of" is "^" just to let you know.)
What is 10 to the power of negative 5?
0.00001 or 1 over 100,000
How do you calculate a negative power such as 5 to the negative 5 power?
It is equivalent to 1 over 5 to the power of 5, or 1 over 3125.
What is negative 5 raised to the power of negative 1?
It is -1/5
What is 5 to the power of negative?
If you mean 5 to the power of -1 then it is 1/5
What is the answer to 5 raised to a power of negative 1?
1/5
What is 1 to the negative 5 power?
1/(1^5)= 0.00001
How is 5 to the negative 2 power the same as 1 over 5 to the 2 power?
That is the definition of negative powers.
What is 5 to the power of 3 times 5 to the power of negative 1?
It is: 25
How do you calculate the answer for 5 to the negative 5th power?
Negative exponents mean the reciprocal. 5^(-5) = 1/(5^5)=1/3125
What does 5 to the negative one power equal?
5-1 = 1/5 or 0.2
What is one fifth to the negative first power?
(1/5)-1 = 1 / (1/5) = 5
What is negative five in parenthesis to the negative second power?
(-5)-2 = 1/(-5)2 = 1/25 = 0.04
What is 5 to the negative 4 power?
For negative exponents, there is a simple formula: 5-4 = 1/54 = 1/625.
