The diameter of a bacterium is displayed on the calculator as 2E-6 where E represents the × 10 part.Based on the output of the calculator, the size of the bacterium written in scientific notation would be ___ × 10 ___ of a meter.In standard form, the value would be represented as _____
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Answer:Based on the output of the calculator, the size of the bacterium written in scientific notation would be 2
× 10
^-6 of a meter. In standard form, the value would be represented as 0.000002
Step-by-step explanation:When the exponent on the base of 10 has a value of 10 or greater, the calculator will show the following, where a is the leading whole number and b is the power of 10.
Since a = 2 and b = -6, the diameter of the bacterium written in scientific notation would be 2 × 10^-6 of a meter.
In standard form, the value would be represented as 0.000002.