Evaluate 3^-5

$3^{- 5}$

Step 1

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

$\frac{1}{3^{5}}$

Step 2

Raise $3$ to the power of $5$ .

$\frac{1}{243}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{243}$

Decimal Form:

$0.00411522 \dots$