One second is approximately 0.0000115741 of a day what is this number in scientific notation
To express the number 0.0000115741 in scientific notation, we need to rewrite it so that there is one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point.
0.0000115741 can be written as 1.15741 x 10^(-5) in scientific notation.
Here's the breakdown:
1. We move the decimal point to the right of the first non-zero digit, which is 1 in this case, getting 1.15741.
2. We count how many places we moved the decimal point to determine the exponent for the base 10. Since we moved the decimal point 5 places to the right, the exponent is -5.
3. We then write the number as the significant digits (1.15741) times 10 raised to the power of the negative number of places moved (10^(-5)).
So, 0.0000115741 is written as 1.15741 x 10^(-5) in scientific notation.