Write 0.000071 in scientific notation.
2007-05-24 06:16:20 · 4 answers · asked by babydollof4kids 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
digits to the LEFT of the decimal point are positive notation
i.e., 1000 would be 1.0 x 10 to the 3rd or 1.0E3..same as 1.0^3 depending on how your teacher wants you to write it.
.001 would be 1.0 E-3, 1.0 x 10 to the minus 3rd or 1.0 ^-3
the whole idea is to have a single digit left of the decimal point and to use the exponential figure to keep track of the zeros and whether it represents a very large or very small number.
1,000,000 is 1.0E6
See what I mean?
2007-05-24 06:22:07 · answer #1 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scientific notation is written as:
D.DDD... * 10^X
or D.DDDeX in shorthand.
So this number becomes 7.1E-5
2007-05-24 16:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by George C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
0.000071 = 7.1 * 10^(-5)
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2007-05-24 13:34:41 · answer #3 · answered by Robert L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah what the first guy said
2007-05-24 13:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋