SOLUTION: Explain how scientific notation is used to write the following numbers in shorthand: 0.000000543

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Question 22048: Explain how scientific notation is used to write the following numbers in shorthand:
0.000000543
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.000000543 THIS WITH SO MANY ZEROES IS NOT CONVENIENT TO WRITE OR READ.SO IN SCIENTIFICATION IT IS WRITTEN AS A UNIT QUANTITY WITH DECIMAL AND EXPONENT..THAT IS WE WRITE
0.000000543=5.43*10^(-7)...AGAIN FOR CONVENIENCE WE WRITE 10^(-7) AS E-7
SO WE GET
0.000000543=5.43 E -7