My Notes Very large and very small numbers are easier to write in scientific not

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My Notes Very large and very small numbers are easier to write in scientific notation. Forexample, the number, o.0000s16 would be written 5.16 x 10 in scientinc notation. How would you enter this number in WebAssign using scientific notation to 3 significant figures? (webAssign uses e-notation for entering scientific numbers, for example, 23e-4.) My Notes o Ask Your Numerical WebAssign will do simple caloutatons for you. using parentheses, end e notation, for example, question asks for the sum of 246 and you can enter T246 1380/2 For more complicated caleulations youm need to use calculator and then enter your result what is the preduet of 130 and

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a. Significant figures ignores all leading zeroes (zeroes before the first non zero number in a decimal)

e-notation converts X10-n to e-n, where n is the exponent.

If you had to enter the number 0.0000516 in WebAssign using scientific notation to 3 significant figures, you would have

0.0000516 = 5.16 X 10-5 = 5.16e-5

Ans. 5.16e-5

b. You enter 130*110 into the field.

The answer given is 14300 = 1.43 X 104 = 1.43e4

Ans. 14300 or 1.43e4.

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