How do you convert 0.0032 into scientific notation?

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How do you convert 0.0032 into scientific notation?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-11T02:16:24

$3.2 \times 10^{- 3}$ $3.2xx10^-3$

Explanation:

Move the point to the right and count the movements. Stop after the 3, eliminate the zeroes, take the remaining digits and include a power (negative->movement to the right) of ten corresponding to the number of movements:
$0.0032$ $0.0032$
$0003.2$ $0003.2$ you made 3 moves:
$= 3.2 \times 10^{- 3}$ $=3.2xx10^-3$

Answer 2 · 2015-07-11T02:57:39

$3.2 \times 10^{- 3}$ $3.2xx10^(-3)$

Explanation:

The premise of scientific notation is that you skip all those "extra zeroes" and go straight to the non-zero digits. However, that means that you do have to state how many zeroes you moved the decimal over.

The number $- 3$ $-3$ means that I moved the decimal $3$ $3$ places to the right, and that the number $0.0032$ $0.0032$ is smaller than the number $3.2$ $3.2$ by $10^{3}$ $10^3$ .

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