Question

How to write -4.38x10^5 and 8.142x10^-3 in standard form.

Answer 1

Given:

How to write -4.38x10^5 and 8.142x10^-3 in standard form.

`\begin{gathered} For\text{ -4.38}*10^5,\text{ the standard form is:} \\ -4.38*100000=-438000 \\ \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} For\text{ 8.142}*10^(-3),\text{ the standard form is:} \\ 8.142*0.001=0.008142 \end{gathered}`

Final answer:

`\begin{gathered} -4.38*10^5\Rightarrow-438000 \\ 8.142*10^(-3)\Rightarrow0.008142 \end{gathered}`