How do you convert 0.0032 into scientific notation?

Answer 1

#3.2xx10^-3#

Move the point to the right and count the movements. Stop after the 3, eliminate the zeroes, take the remaining digits and include a power (negative->movement to the right) of ten corresponding to the number of movements: #0.0032# #0003.2# you made 3 moves: #=3.2xx10^-3#

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Answer 2

Abigail Allen

#3.2xx10^(-3)#

The premise of scientific notation is that you skip all those "extra zeroes" and go straight to the non-zero digits. However, that means that you do have to state how many zeroes you moved the decimal over.

The number #-3# means that I moved the decimal #3# places to the right, and that the number #0.0032# is smaller than the number #3.2# by #10^3#.

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Answer 3

Kennedy Adams

To convert 0.0032 into scientific notation, move the decimal point three places to the right, and multiply by 10 raised to the power of -3. So, 0.0032 in scientific notation is 3.2 x 10^-3.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.