express the following in scientific notation.

Question

0.0043

Answer 1

To express the number \(0.0043\) in scientific notation, you can follow these steps:

1. Move the decimal point to the right until you have a number between 1 and 10. In this case, moving the decimal point two places to the right gives you \(4.3\).
2. Count the number of places you moved the decimal point. Here, it was moved 2 places to the right, which is represented as \(-2\).
3. Write the number in the form \(a \times 10^n\).

So, \(0.0043\) in scientific notation is:

\[ 4.3 \times 10^{-3} \]