Precalculus Examples

$e^{- 5} = p$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation as $p = e^{- 5}$ .

$p = e^{- 5}$

Step 2

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

$p = \frac{1}{e^{5}}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$p = \frac{1}{e^{5}}$

Decimal Form:

$p = 0.00673794 \dots$