To subtract the two numbers
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Identify the exponents: The first number has an exponent of -8 and the second has an exponent of -2. The larger exponent is -2, so we will convert the first number to have the same exponent.
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Convert
to the same exponent as :We can rewrite it with the exponent of -2:
Now, we can convert it to:
Which means:
So we can compare 8.03 \text{to } 2.56 \times 10^{-2}
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Perform the subtraction: We can write it as: \[
- 2.56 \times 10^{-2} \text{ (which is equal to } - 0.0000256) \]
Substituting, we have the same exponent:
We will also express this appropriately:
So, reorganizing would state it as:
- Final answer: The result of the subtraction will be approximately equal to:
Thus, the final answer is approximately: