How do you write $57.048$ in scientific notation?

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Answer 1 · 2017-08-09T16:51:14

To write this in scientific notation we need to move the decimal point $1$ place to the left so the exponent of the 10 term will be positive:

$57.048 = 5.7048 xx 10^1$ or $5.7048 xx 10$

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