document.write( "Question 203922: if the number ten with a small minus six is written, how would that number be expressed as a decimal point and what are the rules for working this out? For info the small minus six is at the 2 o clock position relative to the ten. \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"10%5E-6\"$ means that the decimal point needs to be moved 6 places to the left of 10. Now, since 10’s decimal point follows the zero (10.), after moving the decimal point 6 places to the left, we get $\"highlight_green%28.00001%29\"$ , because the last zero is dropped.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A negative exponent signifies a move of the decimal point to the left of the given BASE, while a POSITIVE EXPONENT signifies a move of the decimal point to the right of the given BASE.\r
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