Question

Xpress this number in scientific notation. 0.15880.15880, point, 1588 Hint #11 / 3 Count the zeroes to the right of the decimal point before the leading {1}11: there are 000 zeroes. Hint #22 / 3 If you count the leading digit {1}11, there is {1}11 digit to the right of the decimal point. Hint #33 / 3 So: 0.1588 = {1}.588 \times 10^{{-1}}0.1588=1.588×10 −1

Answer 1

Given:

The number is 0.1588.

To find:

The scientific notation of given number.

Solution:

If a number expressed as a number between 1 and 10 is multiplied by a power of 10, then it is known as scientific notation of the number.

The given number is 0.1588.

Here, leading digit is 1.

There are no zeroes to the right of the decimal point before the leading digit 1.

Leading digit 1 is 1 digit to the right of the decimal value. So,

$0.1588=1.588\times 10^{-1}$

Therefore, the scientific notation of given number is $1.588\times 10^{-1}$.