True/False The number 0.5 in decimal notation, when expressed in the IEEE 754 single-precision binary format studied in class, would be expressed as follows:  Sign bit = 0 Exponent = 0111 1110                          (+126 in decimal) Mantissa = 000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000

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The number 0.5 in decimal notation, when expressed in the IEEE 754 single-precision binary format studied in class, would be expressed as follows: 

Sign bit = 0

Exponent = 0111 1110                          (+126 in decimal)

Mantissa = 000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  

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