Respuesta :

Using the exponent rules, 10^-2 can be expressed as follows:

[tex]10^{-2}=\frac{1}{10^2}=\frac{1}{100}[/tex]

Substituting into the expression in scientific notation, we get:

[tex]4.58\cdot10^{-2}=4.58\cdot\frac{1}{100}=\frac{4.58}{100}=0.0458[/tex]