Powerful Patterns 9: The Negative Powers of 2

There are many numerical patterns to find in mathematics! The one on this Web page is about the negative powers of 2.

Observe the negative powers of 2 in decimals below:

2^-1 = 0.5

2^-2 = 0.25

2^-3 = 0.125

2^-4 = 0.0625

2^-5 = 0.03125

2^-6 = 0.015625

2^-7 = 0.0078125

There's a function for this pattern & have you noticed that each decimal is a power of 5 divided by a power of 10?

2^-n = 5ⁿ/10ⁿ