The walking speed of a tortoise is 0.058 meters per second.

Question

How is this number written in scientific notation?

Answer 1

To express 0.058 in scientific notation, we can rewrite it as follows:

1. Move the decimal point two places to the right to get 5.8.
2. Since we moved the decimal point two places to the right, we multiply by \(10^{-2}\).

So, 0.058 can be written in scientific notation as:

\[ 5.8 \times 10^{-2} \text{ meters per second} \]