Question

Simplify the expression. Write the answer using scientific notation. (5 x 102)−2

Answer 1

102 multiply 5 is equally to 610 so that's gonna be 6.10 I think

Answer 2

`(1)/(510^(2) )`

Explanation:

I will assume that you want to write this number in scientific notation

(5 x 102)⁻²

So, first, we are going to solve the parenthesis and we get 5 x 102 = 510.

(5 x 102)⁻² = (510)⁻²

However, we know that when we have negative exponents we can make them positive by let them become part of the denominator, therefore we would have:

(510)⁻²=
`(1)/(510^(2) )`