please help 5*10(-8 is a power for the ten)
That would be 0.00000005 (seven zeroes after the decimal point) in decimal form. Do you have some other question about that number?
Most of us would prefer you write that number as 5*10^-8 when typing scientific-notation on this message board.
Thank you, and how did you get that.
Thank you, and how did you get that.
The negative exponent means that it is the inverse. Thus 10^-1 = 1/10
10^-1 = .1
10^-2 = .01
10^-3 = .001
Continue to 10^-8 and multiply by 5.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
To get the answer, we start with the number 5, and then multiply it by 10 raised to the power of -8.
When you have a number in scientific notation like 5 * 10^-8, you can convert it to decimal form by understanding the concept of negative exponents and multiplying.
In this case, the number 10 is being raised to the power of -8. A negative exponent means that you take the reciprocal (or the inverse) of the base.
So 10^-8 is equal to 1 divided by 10^8.
To calculate 10^8, you start with the number 1 and multiply it by 10 eight times:
10^1 = 10
10^2 = 100
10^3 = 1000
10^4 = 10000
10^5 = 100000
10^6 = 1000000
10^7 = 10000000
10^8 = 100000000
So, 10^8 is equal to 100000000.
Now, we substitute 10^-8 with its reciprocal, which is 1/100000000.
Finally, we multiply 5 by 1/100000000:
5 * (1/100000000) = 5/100000000 = 0.00000005
Therefore, 5 * 10^-8 is equal to 0.00000005 in decimal form.
I hope that clarifies how to get the answer. Let me know if you have any further questions!