How do you write 568 in scientific notation?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-21T14:34:27

$568 = 5.68$ x $10^2$

Scientific notation is the way that electronic calculators easily handle very large numbers or very small numbers .

The exponent of 10 is the number of places the decimal point must be shifted to give the number in long form.

A positive exponent tells us that the decimal point is shifted that number of places to the right.

A negative exponent tells us that the decimal point is shifted that number of places to the left.

In scientific notation, the digit term indicates the **number of significant figures in the number. **

Hence,

the value $568$ can be written as $5.68$ x $10^2$

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