what is 5 to the power of negative 2

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Guest Sep 25, 2014

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when a number is to a negative power it is equal to 1 over that number to a positive power,

ex:

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{-{\mathtt{2}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{1}}}{{{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{1}}}{{\mathtt{25}}}}$$

Guest Sep 25, 2014

Guest · Answer 1 · 2014-09-25T04:07:54

when a number is to a negative power it is equal to 1 over that number to a positive power,

ex:

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{-{\mathtt{2}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{1}}}{{{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{1}}}{{\mathtt{25}}}}$$