document.write( "Question 1090628: 1.4 x 10 to -3rd power in standard decimal notation \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "1.4 × 10-3\r\n" );
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document.write( "The sign of the power of 10 tells you which way to move the decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "If the power of 10 is positive, you move the decimal right.\r\n" );
document.write( "If the power of 10 is negative, you move the decimal left.\r\n" );
document.write( "The absolute value of the power tells you how many places to\r\n" );
document.write( "move the decimal.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The sign of the power in your problem of 10 is -, so we will move \r\n" );
document.write( "the decimal LEFT.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The absolute value of the power of 10 is 3, so we move the decimal\r\n" );
document.write( "in 1.4 three places left.  To do that we will put on three zeros in \r\n" );
document.write( "front, so we'll have enough places to move the decimal 3 places:\r\n" );
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document.write( "   0001.4 × 10-3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now move the decimal 3 places left, and drop the × 10-3:\r\n" );
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document.write( "   0.0014\r\n" );
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