How do I convert 0.56 x 10^-2 into decimal form? I am wondering if I count the zero in front of the decimal when moving spaces over.
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Well, first thing's first:
That notation is wrong. Proper notation would have been 5.6 * 10^-3.
But it would end up being .0056.
Here's why:
That 10^-x really just indicates how many spaces to the right you'll be moving the first significant figure (in this case, the 5). Everything to the right of it follows it.
That notation is wrong. Proper notation would have been 5.6 * 10^-3.
But it would end up being .0056.
Here's why:
That 10^-x really just indicates how many spaces to the right you'll be moving the first significant figure (in this case, the 5). Everything to the right of it follows it.
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0.56 x 10^-2 is 0.0056 because you move the decimal point two spaces to the left when the exponent is negative 2. However, the scientific notation of this number is actually 5.6 x 10^-3 because scientific notation is always in that form where there's only one digit in front of the decimal and the rest go behind it.
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0.56 x 10^-2 =
0.0056
0.0056