Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Scientific Notation - Exercises - Page 127: 53

Answer

$1.0009$ is smaller.

Work Step by Step

We have $$ 1.003, \quad 1.0009.$$ By comparing the corresponding digits, we see that $0\lt 3$, so $1.0009$ is smaller.
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