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Question
`10^-2 = 1/100`
Options
True
False
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Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
Using law of exponents,
`a^-m = 1/a^m` ...[∵ a is non-zero integer]
∴ `10^-2 = 1/10^2`
= `1/(10 xx 10)` ...[∵ 102 = 10 × 10]
= `1/100`
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