Question

What is 0.0002013 in scientific notation

Answer 1

2.013 * 10^(-4)

Answer 2

^ implies power

Answer 3

You need the `2013` as a decimal it can not be greater than 10. So we bring the decimal to the right (which is decreasing) 4 times. Since it is decreasing by 4 then the power is `-4`.

\(\huge\bf{0.0002013 \rightarrow 0 0002.013}\)
\(\huge\bf{~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\downarrow}\)
\(\huge\bf{~~~~~~~~~~2.013 \times 10^{-4}}\)

Answer 4

the general format for scientific notation is a x 10^n where a is greater than 0 and less than 10, n is an integer