Question

15.424 x 10^16 do i need to change that problem to 1.5424 x 10^17

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

No, the expression 15.424 x 10^16 is already in standard scientific notation. It represents a value of 1.5424 x 10^17 when written in the expanded form.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To convert 15.424 x 10^16 to scientific notation, you would need to change it to 1.5424 x 10^17.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To determine if 15.424 x 10^16 needs to be changed to 1.5424 x 10^17, we can examine the values and the corresponding exponent.

The given number, 15.424 x 10^16, has a coefficient of 15.424 and an exponent of 16.

If we convert this number to scientific notation, we move the decimal point to the right until there is only one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point. In this case, the coefficient becomes 1.5424, and since we moved the decimal point four places to the right, the exponent becomes 20.

Therefore, if you need to express 15.424 x 10^16 in scientific notation and maintain only one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point, you should indeed change it to 1.5424 x 10^17.