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OpenStudy (anonymous):

is the ff. true or false? why or why not? 4^-8 > 3^-10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wel 4^-8 is 1/65536, and 3^-10 is 1/59049 so which is larger, and does that hold with your given inequality?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its true!! why? :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is 1/65536 larger than 1/59049?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

remember that it's a fraction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes its part of the question :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so which is bigger?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4^-8 ?@ramiva

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ramiva

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

am i correct? i dont know how to explain it / formulate it into a sentence @ramiva

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i can help, so ^ means to the power of right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It is actually incorrect because 4^-8= 1.52587890625 and 3^-10 = 1.69350878084303 (both of these numbers go on and on) So Now We See That 3^-10 > 4^-8 Hope you understand! Mathway.com is a great website for help. Medal?

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