Question

Write 0.001742 in scientific notation.

Answer 1

10^-3 x 1.742

You must have one digit before the decimal in this case it would be one

Answer 2

For this case we have to:

By definition, the scientific notation is given by:

$a * 10 ^ b$

Where:

a: It is a number greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10. It is called "mantissa".

b: It is the order of magnitude.

We have the following decimal number:

 0.001742

Rewriting in scientific notation we have:

 $0.001742 = 1.742 * 10 ^{ -3}$

Answer:

 $1.742 * 10 ^{ -3}$