Solve 1-0.98^10-12*0.020.98^9

$$1- { 0.98 }^{ 10 } -12 \cdot 0.02 { 0.98 }^{ 9 }$$

Evaluate

$$-0.01717226979878286336$$

Solution Steps

Calculate 0.98 to the power of 10 and get 0.81707280688754689024.

$$1-0.81707280688754689024-12\times 0.02\times 0.98^{9}$$

Subtract 0.81707280688754689024 from 1 to get 0.18292719311245310976.

$$0.18292719311245310976-12\times 0.02\times 0.98^{9}$$

Multiply 12 and 0.02 to get 0.24.

$$0.18292719311245310976-0.24\times 0.98^{9}$$

Calculate 0.98 to the power of 9 and get 0.833747762130149888.

$$0.18292719311245310976-0.24\times 0.833747762130149888$$

Multiply 0.24 and 0.833747762130149888 to get 0.20009946291123597312.

$$0.18292719311245310976-0.20009946291123597312$$

Subtract 0.20009946291123597312 from 0.18292719311245310976 to get -0.01717226979878286336.

$$-0.01717226979878286336$$

Factor

$$-0.01717226979878286336$$