Question

How do you convert 0.005038 into scientific form?

Answer 1

`0.005038 = 5.038xx10^(-3)`

Explanation:

Scientific notation is a value written in the form:
`color(white)("XXXX")`mantissa `xx 10^("exponent")`
where
`color(white)("XXXX")`the mantissa is a decimal number with one non-zero digits to the left of the decimal place
`color(white)("XXXX")` `color(white)("XXXX")`(except for the actual value `0.0`, of course)
`color(white)("XXXX")`and the exponent is the number of places the decimal point of the mantissa needs to be moved (to the right if the exponent is positive; to the left if negative) to convert the mantissa into its "standard form".