I can't figure this out - I'm doing something wrong.
Instructions are to Divide and write my answer without exponents:
-9.8 x 10^-7 / 1.4 x 10^-4
Thank you so much for your assistance.
2007-12-12 04:42:21 · 7 answers · asked by higherlovetx 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
-9.8 x 10^-7
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1.4 x 10^-4
When you divide, you can subtract exponents:
-9.8 x 10^(-7 - (-4)
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1.4
-7 x 10^(-7 + 4)
-7 x 10^-3
Now you just need to convert that to standard form without exponents.
10^-3 means 0.001 (because -3 means the number ends 3 places *after* the decimal point.)
So your final answer should be:
-0.007
2007-12-12 04:49:58 · answer #1 · answered by Puzzling 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
= -9.8/1.4 X10^(-7-(-4))
= -7 X 10^-3 = - 0.007
2007-12-12 12:49:43 · answer #2 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-0.007
-9.8 / 1.4 = 7
(-7) - (-4) = -3
so there are 2 decimal places before the 7
2007-12-12 12:47:35 · answer #3 · answered by mountainpenguin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-9.8 x 10^7 = -9.8 x 10000000 = -98000000.
1.4 x 10^-4 = 0.00014
-9.8 x 10^7 / 1.4 x 10^-4 = -98000000 / 0.00014
=-9800000000000/14
=700000000000.
2007-12-12 13:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by cy chuks 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
= -9.8 * 10^-3 / 1.4
= -7 *10^-3
= - 0.007
2007-12-12 12:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by The learner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-9.8/1.4 x 10^(-7-(-4))
= -7 x 10^(-3) = -0.007
2007-12-12 12:54:12 · answer #6 · answered by tj is cool 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-9.8 x 10^-7 / 1.4 x 10^-4
(-9.8)/(1.4)*(10^-7)/10^-4)
-4 * 10^-3
-.004
2007-12-12 12:47:15 · answer #7 · answered by ben e 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋