Alberto added two very small numbers using a calculator. The calculator displayed the number 6.13E - 14. What is this number in scientific notation?
_ x 10^-14
6.13E-14
To express the number 6.13E-14 in scientific notation, we can rewrite it as:
6.13 × 10^-14
To convert the number 6.13E-14 into scientific notation, you need to move the decimal point to the left until you have a number between 1 and 10. Each time you move the decimal point one place to the left, you increase the exponent by 1.
Starting from 6.13E-14, you can move the decimal point 14 places to the left:
0.00000000000000613
After moving the decimal point 14 places to the left, you get 6.13. Since you moved the decimal point to the left, the exponent is negative. Therefore, the number 6.13E-14 in scientific notation is:
6.13 x 10^-14