document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=875484>Question 875484</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Express the number in normalized scientific notation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    0.003 x 10-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 3.0 x 10^-5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #528219 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=528219\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your expression is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".003 * 10^-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the standard form would be 3.0 * 10 raised to an exponent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in order to make 3.0 equivalent to .003, you have to divide it by 1000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 / 1000 = .003\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is the same as 3 * 1/1000 = .003\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 1/1000 equals 1/10^3 which is the same as 1 * 10^-3 which is the same as 10^-3, you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 * 10^-3 = .003\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your original expression is .003 * 10^-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace .003 with 3 * 10^-3 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 * 10^-3 * 10^-2 which is equal to 3 * 10^-3-2) which is equal to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 * 10^-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "confirm by using your calculator to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".003 * 10^-2 = .00003\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 * 10^-5 = .00003\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "actually my calculator said that .003 * 10^-2 = 3 * 10^-5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it gave me the answer in scientific notation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "calculator do that sometimes.\r<BR>\n" );
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