Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Appendix A - Basic Algebra Review - A Exercises - Page A-15: 103

Answer

$-7.51\times10^{-12}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1: Scientific Notation includes only one non-zero digit in front of the decimal point. Step 2: For $-0.00000000000751$, the decimal point must be moved 12 times to the right in order to ensure that their is only one non-zero digit in front of the decimal point. Step 3: Therefore, $-0.00000000000751=-7.51\times10^{-12}$.
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