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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Select the answer choice below that represents 56,789 in scientific notation. A. 5.6789 x 10-2 B. 5.6789 x 102 C. 5.6789 x 104 D. 5.6789 x 10-4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

THE NUMBER BEHIND THE 10 ARE EXPONENTS ^^^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

exdponent = no of digits after decimal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

SO HOW DO I FIQURE OUT IF ITS POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it will be positive

OpenStudy (anonymous):

NO IM SAYING IN GENERAL

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

If the number is larger than 1, then the exponent is positive.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohhk. hmm. negative exponent indicates division by 10 and positive exponent indicates multiplication by 10

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

If the larger is less than 1, but greater than zero, then the exponent will be negative

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Ex: 30000 = 3 x 10^4 0.000005 = 5 x 10^(-6)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I DONT UNDERSTAND THIS GUYS. I TRIED DOING WHAT YOU EXPLAINED TO ME BUT I GOT 3 OUT OF 10 ON MY PRE TEST ):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is it that u dont understand??

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

what answer did you pick for this one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN ALL THE NEGATIVE PROBLEMS RIGHT BUT ALL THE POSITIVE ONES WRONG ?

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