How do you evaluate 5.12\times 10^ { - 3}?

1 Answer
Feb 24, 2017

0.00512

Explanation:

color(blue)(5.12xx10^(-3)

We know that color(blue)(x^(-y)=1/x^y

rarr5.12xx1/(10^3)

rarr5.12xx1/1000

rarr5.12xx0.001

rArrcolor(GREEN)(0.00512

Hope this helps...