Question

Write the given numbers in standard notation, maintaining the same number of significant figures.

7.61 x 10-2
5.9 x 10-3 =

Answer 1

7.61 x 10^-2 and 5.9 x 10^-3 written in standard notation are 0.0761 and 0.0059, respectively, both maintaining the same number of significant figures as presented in the scientific notation.

Step-by-step explanation:

To write the given numbers in standard notation while maintaining the same number of significant figures, you move the decimal point to the right or left depending on the power of 10 being positive or negative, respectively.

• For 7.61 x 10-2, we move the decimal two places to the left, which gives us 0.0761.
• Similarly, for 5.9 x 10-3, we move the decimal three places to the left to get 0.0059.

It's important to make sure that the number of significant figures in the original scientific notation is matched in the converted standard notation.

Answer 2

0.0761.

0.0059.

Step-by-step explanation:

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In this case, since the writing of numbers in standard notation given the scientific notation requires adding zeros to the left of the first nonzero digit, for the first number, we need to add two zeros as seven is the third digit position:

0.0761.

Next, we need to add three zeros as 5 would be the fourth digit:

0.0059.

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