Question

Express the following number in scientific notation. 0.015200.01520:

a) 1.52×10−2
b) 1.52×10−3
c) 0.1520×10−1
d) 1.520×10−2

Answer 1

The number 0.015200 in scientific notation is expressed as 1.520 × 10^-2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks to express the number 0.015200 in scientific notation. To do this, we shift the decimal place to the right until we have a number between 1 and 10, counting the number of places we move the decimal. We moved the decimal two places to the right to get 1.5200. Since we moved the decimal place two places to the right, we must compensate by multiplying by 10 raised to the power of negative two. Therefore, the number 0.015200 in scientific notation is 1.520 × 10-2.