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28 November, 17:26

How to evaluate 5^-2

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  1. 28 November, 17:32
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    1/25 or 0.04

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Something raised to a negative power is equivalent to 1 / (that to the positive power)

    Example a^-b = 1 / (a^b)

    In your case, 5^-2 = 1 / (5^2) = 1/25, which converted to decimal form is 0.04
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