Answer:
![= 2.403 * 10^(-3)](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/college/w1gtwa5dnxmb5fkl48tqyuy35lp9wpdfrk.png)
Explanation:
Given
![0.002403](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/college/24l64aq32u0r8t8rpxcb70noeg234ntxnw.png)
Required
Express as scientific notation
The rule of scientific notation is that:
It is represented in form of:
where
![1 \le a \le 10](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/college/nm3msy0cbz37odqqzh27vbvwaow2d1jjv5.png)
will be represented as: a = 2.403; notice that the point was shifted forward by 3 units.
So:
n = -3
The equation becomes:
![a * 10^n](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/college/rmucx9fldkrbcqfqylahb9h4f60a7z6fy0.png)
![= 2.403 * 10^(-3)](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/college/w1gtwa5dnxmb5fkl48tqyuy35lp9wpdfrk.png)
Approximate
![= 2.4 * 10^(-3)](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/college/49vs3s22z4i1vywd8d4rhjs69ue44w2bp7.png)