One second is approximately 0.0000115741 of a day. What is this number in scientific notation?
In scientific notation, the number 0.0000115741 can be written as 1.15741 × 10^(-5).
To convert the number 0.0000115741 into scientific notation, we need to move the decimal point to the right until there is only one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point.
0.0000115741 can be written as 1.15741 × 10^(-5) in scientific notation, where the exponent (-5) represents the number of times the decimal point was moved to the right to get a single non-zero digit before the decimal point.
To express the number 0.0000115741 in scientific notation, we need to move the decimal point to the right until there is only one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal.
Counting the number of places you move the decimal, we have 5 digits to the right of the decimal point.
Therefore, the number 0.0000115741 in scientific notation is written as 1.15741 x 10^-5.