Calculate 10^-2

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Question: work out 10⁻².

10⁻²

A minus in the power means 1 over.

So 10⁻² is 1/10².

= 110²

10² means 10 times 10.

10² = 10 × 10 = 100

10² is 100.

So we get 1 over that: 1/100.

= 1100

Can we make it simpler?

No number goes into both 1 and 100, except 1.

So it stays like this.

simplest ✓

So the answer is 1/100.

Answer

= 1100

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