Rewrite the following statement using a number in scientific notation. The diameter of a certain bacterium is about 0.00004 meters.

Respuesta :

scientific notation would be 4 x 10^-5

Answer:

'The diameter of a certain bacterium is about [tex]4\times 10^{-5}[/tex] meters'.  

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The diameter of a certain bacterium is about 0.00004 meters.

To find : Rewrite the following statement using a number in scientific notation?

Solution :

Converting decimal number into scientific notation,

Scientific notation is a ways of writing large number into smaller one.

The number has one digit to the left of the decimal point and by removing decimal place into power of 10.

So, The number 0.00004 meter is written as

[tex]0.00004=4\times 10^{-5}[/tex]

Therefore, The statement is 'The diameter of a certain bacterium is about [tex]4\times 10^{-5}[/tex] meters'.

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