Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.6 Exponents and Scientific Notation - Exercise Set 5.6 - Page 321: 141

Answer

The number is 3

Work Step by Step

Consider the number 3. The scientific notation of 3 is\[3\times {{10}^{0}}\]. Here, 3 is greater than 1 and less than 10 and \[n=0\] is an integer. If we convert this into decimal notation move the decimal part 0 digits right side So,\[3\times {{10}^{0}}=3\] Thus,there is no advantage to using scientific notation instead of decimal notation. Hence, the example of a number for which there is no advantage to using scientific notation instead of decimal notation is 3.
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