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1.5 * 10 exponent -5 covert to decimal form

User Lawanna
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Answer:

The decimal form of
1.5* 10^(-5) is
0.000015.

Explanation:

We need to convert
1.5* 10^(-5) into decimal form. It is given in the standard form. The following steps are to be done to convert it into decimal form.


1.5* 10^(-5)\\\\=(15)/(10)* 10^(-5)\\\\=15* 10^(-5)* 10^(-1)\\\\\=15* 10^(-5-1)\\\\=15* 10^(-6)\\\\=(15)/(1000000)\\\\=0.000015

So, the decimal form of
1.5* 10^(-5) is
0.000015. Hence, this is the required solution.

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