Question

How do you write .000265 in scientific notation?

Answer 1

It is `2.65*10^(-4)`

Answer 2

`.000265 = 2.65xx10^(-4)`

Explanation:

Any non-zero number in scientific notation is written as
`color(white)("xx")`a single non-zero digit, followed by a decimal point followed by as sequence of digits
multiplied by
`color(white)("xx")`10 to an exponential power which will cause the decimal point to shift an appropriate number of places (left with a negative exponent, right with a positive) to form the original number.