Standard form Block 10 : Negative Power

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Standard form Block 10 : Negative Power

Point 10: Tenth Block

Negative – bad or harmful
Negative – any number that is less than zero, that is -1, -2 , -3 , -4 ...

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The negative power is derived by counting the number of zeros in a decimal number.

Example
Express in standard form 0.000589
Solution
Take the first positive digit (5) followed by a decimal point and the rest positive numbers (8 and 9)
i.e
count the number of zeros in the number


Negative power means the punishment one receive for not keeping a standard.


If a student failed an examination he will not be promoted to the next class, this signify zero.

The number of zeroes , shows how many times the student failed. These zeros (4) that give
represent the number of punishment, number of times he will repeat the class.
if a father set a standard (rule) in his home but refuse to demonstrate negative power (punish), his children who disobeys the law, that home, no standard.
Therefore a standard home must apply warning , flog, chastise, correction and discipline all these are negative power.

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