Evaluate 10^-12

$10^{- 12}$

Step 1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{1}{10^{12}}$

Step 2

Raise $10$ to the power of $12$ .

$\frac{1}{1000000000000}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{1000000000000}$

Decimal Form:

$1 \cdot 10^{- 12}$