document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=129758>Question 129758</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0495188891/algebrahomeworkh>intermediate algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2.  Convert to scientific notation (here you may use x as multiplication):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.00452 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To get this into scientific notation, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the decimal point will have to be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "moved to the right. Each time you do that,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you make the number bigger by a factor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so to nullify that, you have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to factor by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > each time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.00452<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.0452 x <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.452 x <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.52 x <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need to stop here because scientific<BR>\n" );
document.write( "notation uses 1 digit to the left of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "decimal point (but not 0) </SPAN>\n" );
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