EBK PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS
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Chapter 1, Problem 2P
(I) Write the following numbers in powers of ten notation: (a) 1.156, (b) 21.8, (c) 0.0068, (d) 328.65, (e) 0.219, and (f) 444.
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