QuestionExpress 68 in scientific notation.

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The number we are converting to scientific notation is68

STEP 2

Scientific notation is a way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form. It is commonly used by scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. The format for writing a number in scientific notation is $a \\times10^n$ where $1 \leq |a| <10$ and $n$ is an integer.

STEP 3

To write68 in scientific notation, we need to move the decimal point to the right of the first non-zero digit. In this case, the first non-zero digit is6. So, we move the decimal point to the right of6.
$68 =6.8 \\times10^1$ Here, $a =6.8$ and $n =1$ .

STEP 4

So, the number68 in scientific notation is $6.8 \\times10^1$ .
The number68 in scientific notation is $6.8 \\times10^1$ .

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