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Write the following number in
scientific notation.
0.05796
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User Newnewbie
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Answer:


0.05796 = 5.796 * {10}^( - 2)

I hope I helped you^_^

User Tricky
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Answer:

Explanation:

Scientific notation is always written as a number between 1 and 9.999999. The number after the decimal is shown by a power of 10.

so 0.05796 = 5.796 * 10^-2

which means that the decimal was moved to represent a number less than one. That's the point of the minus sign. The two comes from the number of places you have to shift the decimal to get a number between 1 and 10.

User ChrisBe
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