document.write( "Question 114576This question is from textbook prentice hall mathmatics algebra
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "57) 10 to the negative 5th power
\n" ); document.write( "58) 10 to the negative 8th power
\n" ); document.write( "59) 4 times 10 to the negative first power
\n" ); document.write( "60) 6 times 10 to the negative 4th power
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NEGATIVE EXPONENTS REQUIRE YOU TO MOVE THE DECIMAL POINT TO THE LEFT X PLACES.
\n" ); document.write( "10^-3 OR 1. WITH AN EXPONENT OF -3 EQUALS .001
\n" ); document.write( "10^-5=.00001
\n" ); document.write( "10^-8=.00000001
\n" ); document.write( "4*10^-1=.4
\n" ); document.write( "6*10^-4=.0006 \n" ); document.write( "
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