How do you write #0.386# in scientific notation?
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In scientific notation
Explanation:
In scientific notation, we write a number so that it has single digit to the left of decimal sign and is multiplied by an integer power of
Note that moving decimal
Hence, we should either divide the number by
In other words, it is written as
To write
Hence in scientific notation
Explanation:
Given:
Objective is to have just one none zero digit to the left of the decimal and everything else on the other side.
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If you multiply a value by 1 you do not change its 'intrinsic' value. However, 1 comes in many forms. For example:
So we can multiply by 1 and not change the intrinsic value but we can change the way it looks.
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Multiply by 1 but in the form of
This is the same as:
Which is the same as:
Another way of writing
So
So