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If m is an integer, then 8 x 10^m is equal to 8.

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Answer:

No this is not true.

Explanation:

An integer is a whole number and not a fraction.

An integer can be 0, 1, 3, 16, 18, 100, etc.

But an integer is either 0 - infinity.

For 8 * 10^m to equal 8, it has to be a fraction.

So, m can not be a integer. This is wrong.

Hope this helps! :)

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