How do you write #0.2517 # in scientific notation?

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Daniel Boyd
Apr 5, 2016

#0.2517# is #2.517##xx##10^-1# in scientific notation.

Explanation:

#0.2517##xx##10##=##2.517#

#2.517##xx##-10##=##0.2517#

#2.517##xx##10^-1##=##0.2517#

In scientific notation, numbers like #0.2517# are written with only #1# whole number and the rest of the digits are in the decimal system.
So #2# is the whole number and #5#,#1#,and #7# are in the decimal places as #0.517#.

#2##+##0.517##=##2.517#

#2.517##xx##10^-1##=##0.2517#

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