The Drake Equation \( x\left[\begin{array}{lll} & & & \\ \end{array}\right. \) Optimistic Calculation \[ \begin{array}{l} \begin{array}{l} 10 \text { per } \\ \text { year } \end{array} \\ {x[1.0] \times 0.1} \times 1.0 \times 1.0 \times 1.0 \times \begin{array}{l} 10^{6} \\ \text { years } \end{array}=10^{6} \end{array} \] Pessimistic Calculation \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline 10 per year & \( x \) & \( 0.1 \) & \( x \) & \( 0.1 \) & \( x \) & \( 0.1 \) & \( 0.1 \) & \( x \) & \( 0.1 \) & \( x \) & \( 10^{3} \) \\ & & & & \end{tabular} Your Calculation
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