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  • Jun 14, 2012, 07:48 AM
    qwertyuioop
    scientific notation
    ik no how 2 do the whole thing besides part of the last step
    (7.82 x 10^4)(3.4 x 10-9)
    26.588 x 10^-5
    2.6588 x 10^-4
    2.7 x 10-9
    I don't know if the last part is correct??
  • Jun 14, 2012, 07:59 AM
    ebaines
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by qwertyuioop View Post
    ik no how 2 do the whole thing besides part of the last step
    (7.82 x 10^4)(3.4 x 10-9)
    26.588 x 10^-5
    2.6588 x 10^-4

    So far so good...

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by qwertyuioop View Post
    2.7 x 10-9

    When you rounded the value of 2.6588 to 2.7 why did you change the exponent from -4 to -9? Just leave it as -4.
  • Jun 14, 2012, 08:01 AM
    qwertyuioop
    Oh you duh!! Thanks!

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