Which of the following expressions is written in scientific notation?
0.2 × 10 ^-5
31.4 × 10^ 4
13 × 10^ 4
1 × 10^ -3
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
its a
OpenStudy (anonymous):
you dont know
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yeah i do(: it really is a tho
OpenStudy (anonymous):
nah
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@stoner_life
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
For scientific notation we only have 1 whole number and a decimal if needed.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so its either a or b
OpenStudy (anonymous):
No..A is just a decimal..and B is a two-digit number.
We can only have a 1-digit whole number.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so it is a
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
i just wanted someone to work the thing out
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ima lmao if its a duhh im smart you not idget but love ya coleman!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
A is incorrect..
OpenStudy (anonymous):
We never just write decimals..instead of \(0.2 \times 10^{-5}\), we can write:
\(2 \times 10^{-6}\)
This is the correct way to write option A..the whole point in using Scientific Notation is to get rid of decimals.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@colefoster
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok think i got it
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Okay, which one did you pick?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
a
OpenStudy (anonymous):
That is incorrect..I just proved it..
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@colefoster
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