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OpenStudy (anonymous):

10^-9 http://gyazo.com/60e64078951b55268a87a53b2144c62a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

First step: Get rid of that negative exponent. 10^-9 = 1 / (10^9)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/10^1 = 0.1 1/10^2 = 0.01 1/10^3 = 0.001 ... ... Now you can probably figure out 1 / 10^9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A negative exponent means that you move the decimal point to the left.

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\bf \large a^{-n} = \cfrac{1}{a^n}\)

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