document.write( "Question 116569: Write 6.92 x 10 to the -5 power in standard form. \n" ); document.write( "
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Given 6.92 x 10^(-5)
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\n" ); document.write( "The negative sign on the exponent of 10 tells you that the decimal point is to be moved 5 places
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\n" ); document.write( "So there needs to be 4 zeros between the decimal point and the 6.
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\n" ); document.write( "The answer is 0.0000692
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\n" ); document.write( "You might also think of the problem this way:
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\n" ); document.write( "Since the given exponent on 10 is negative, you know the decimal point needs to move to the
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\n" ); document.write( "Write 6.92 with a bunch of zeros in front of it:
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\n" ); document.write( "Now start moving the decimal point to the left the number of places equal to the number in
\n" ); document.write( "the exponent of 10. In this case you will move 5 places total. The first place to the left
\n" ); document.write( "will be between the last zero and the 6. Then move to the left four more places and get the
\n" ); document.write( "answer of 0.0000692. Note that for decimals of this type it is customary to leave one
\n" ); document.write( "zero to the left of the decimal ... just to highlight that there is a decimal point.
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this gives you just a little more understanding of scientific notation.
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