Question

How can a negative number be written in scientific notation?

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For example, what is ‒0.0026 written in scientific notation?

Does any part of the process change because the number being converted is negative?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

To rewrite in scientific notation means to add an exponent such as e-3 in this case or
`10^(x)` where x is the exponent.

you would convert -0.0026 to -2.6e-3 or
`-2.6*10^(-3)`

The basic way of converting to scientific notation is to move your number a certain amount of decimal places until there is one number left before the decimal mark. Then the amount of values moved turns into you're exponent. A negative exponent means your are going towards a smaller number. Make sure to keep the current sign of the number

Answer 2

-2.6 x 10-3

Explanation:

if you enter the equation into a calculator it will do it for you. If you want to do it with a calculator heres how to. You would move the decimal to the first whole number for example in this case 2. How many places is that? 3. Whenever a decimal point moves to the right the spot is negative. You would then write it 2.6 with 10 (exponent -3)