Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Evaluate: `(1/2)^(-5)`
Sum
Advertisements
Solution
`(1/2)^(-5) = (1^(-5))/(2^(-5))`
= `1/(2^(-5))`
= 25
= 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
= 32
shaalaa.com
Is there an error in this question or solution?
Chapter 1: Numbers - Exercise 1.6 [Page 45]
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Express the following as a product of prime factors only in exponential form:
108 × 192
Simplify:
74 × 72
Solve: (-3)2 × (-3)3.
20 × 10000
Express the following in exponential form.
5 × 5 × 7 × 7 × 7
Simplify the following.
32 × 24
(10 + 10)10 = 1010 + 1010
xm + xm = x2m, where x is a non-zero rational number and m is a positive integer.
xm × xn = xm + n, where x is a non-zero rational number and m, n are positive integers.
If 2n+2 – 2n+1 + 2n = c × 2n, find the value of c.
