Whats wrong with my TI-84 calculator?

Whats the answer to 10^(-6.5) ? Calculator hates me. Math question?

  • when ever i put 10^(-6.5) in my Calculator i always get 3.16227766x10-7 ??? like wth. thats not the answer? please help me!!

  • Answer:

    it is the right answer, the calculator just doesn't have enough space for that many numbers so it just simplifies. so the answer is the decimal place moved 7 places to the left, meaning 10^(-6.5)= .000000316227766

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The answer you get on your calculator is right. But you can also write it like this: 3.162 * 10^(-7)

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