Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Scientific Notation - Exercises - Page 127: 9

Answer

$7.2\times10^{-5}$

Work Step by Step

When converting a number that is less than one to scientific notation, the exponent is the negative of the number of places the decimal is moved to the right. $0.\underrightarrow{00007}2=7.2\times10^{-5}$
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