Question

How do you express `0.059` in scientific form?

Answer 1

`5.9xx10^-2`

Explanation:

`0.059` is `59` but with the decimal point moved backwards 3 digit intervals. Each digit interval counts as multiplying by one `10^1`; positive if moving forward, and negative if moving backward.

So you have `59\cdot10^-3` here, but scientific notation requires the decimal to be in `0.00` format.

End result is `5.9xx10^-2`