Write 2039428.96 in scientific notation.
Answer
$$ 2039428.96 = 2.03942896\cdot 10^{6} $$
Explanation
Step 1: Move the decimal point from its current position (the black dot) to a position immediately to the right of the first nonzero digit (the red dot).
2.039428.96
Step 2: We moved the decimal point 6 spaces to the right. Therefore, the exponent on base 10 will be positive 6.Now we know that the:
Mantissa = 2.03942896
Exponent = 6
So, the solution is:
$$2039428.96 = \color{blue}{ 2.03942896} \cdot 10^{ \color{red}{ 6 }}$$This page was created using
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