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What is 0.00524 is scientific notation?

 Nov 11, 2016
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work:

 

0.00524

 

10^1: 0.0524

 

10^2: 0.524

 

10^3: 5.24

 

answer: 

5.24*10^3

 Nov 11, 2016
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correction: 5.24*10^-3

 

(note that theres a negative when there's just 0s before the decimal point for the original number, only positive for a digit besides 0 & then multiple 0s before the decimal)

 

negative example:

 

0.0000000001

 

positive example:

 

100000000000

TitaniumRome  Nov 11, 2016

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