One second is approximately 0.0000115741 of a dayWhat is this number in scientific notation? (1 point)
This number in scientific notation is approximately 1.15741 x 10^-5.
To express the number 0.0000115741 in scientific notation, we need to move the decimal point 4 places to the right. We then get:
1.15741 x 10^-5
To convert a number to scientific notation, you need to write it in the form of "a × 10^b," where "a" is a number between 1 and 10, and "b" is an integer representing the power of 10.
In this case, the number is 0.0000115741. To convert it to scientific notation:
1. Count the number of decimal places between the first non-zero digit (in this case, 1) and the decimal point. Here, it is 7 decimal places.
2. Move the decimal point 7 places to the right to eliminate all decimal places. This gives us 115741.
3. Express this number as 1.15741 × 10^5 in scientific notation by moving the decimal point to the left, and the exponent (b) is the number of places you moved the decimal point.
Therefore, 0.0000115741 expressed in scientific notation is 1.15741 × 10^-5.