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What is 3.56 * 10 with an exponent negative 5 in standard form

User Pod Mays
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Equation Given: 3.56 x 10^-5

Simple Explanatio: Lets start with this 10^-5 since the exponents is a negative you must subtract the exponent from the base and after you do so this is what your left with -5 and now since we have done the work lets rewrite the answer as 3.56 x 10^-5 the equation may not be changed but that's how i was told to do it and now solve. The decimal in 3.56 will be moved to the left five times because this equation has an negative exponent not a positive so you should end up with the simple answer of 0.0000356

Hopefully this helps ^0^

User Ozan Deniz
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Answer: .0000356

Explanation:

3.56 x 10⁻⁵

the exponent of 5 tells you to move the decimal 5 places

the negative sign tells you to move the decimal to the left.

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