Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.6 Exponents and Scientific Notation - Exercise Set 5.6 - Page 321: 139

Answer

The given statement is false and the correct statement is\[\left( 7\times {{10}^{5}} \right)+\left( 2\times {{10}^{-3}} \right)=7.00000002\times {{10}^{5}}\].

Work Step by Step

Simplify the expression on the left-hand side to obtain, \[\begin{align} & \left( 7\times {{10}^{5}}+2\times {{10}^{-3}} \right)=7\times 100000+2\times 0.001 \\ & =700000+0.002 \\ & =700000.002 \end{align}\] Now, obtain scientific notation of the deduced result, \[700000.002=7.00000002\times {{10}^{5}}\] Hence, the provided statement is false.
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