QuestionConvert -0.003107 to scientific notation.
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STEP 1
Assumptions1. The number we are converting to scientific notation is -0.003107. In scientific notation, a number is expressed as a decimal number between1.0 and10.0 multiplied by a power of10.
STEP 2
To write a number in scientific notation, we need to move the decimal point to the right until we have a number between1.0 and10.0. We count how many places we moved the decimal point. This count will be the exponent of10.
In this case, we move the decimal point three places to the right to get.107.
STEP 3
The number of places we moved the decimal point is the exponent of10. Since we moved the decimal point to the right, the exponent will be negative.
So, -0.003107 in scientific notation is -3.107 x10^-3.
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