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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following expressions is written in scientific notation? 0.2 × 10 ^-5 31.4 × 10^ 4 13 × 10^ 4 1 × 10^ -3

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

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

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

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

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh

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