A. Write the number 5621 in scientific notation form. (1 point)

What is 5621 in Scientific Notation?
Let’s recall how to convert 5621 as detailed on our home page.

When you split the number 5621 into a coefficient and a power of 10 you do get 5621 in exponential form, but there is an indefinite number of possibilities.

As you probably want 5621 in normalized scientific notation, the coefficient or significand of 5621 must be in the interval [1,10[.

In other words, the coefficient has to be equal to or greater than 1 (≥1), and less than 10 (<10).

In this post we mean 5621 in the normalized version, unless stated otherwise.

Not a convention, but this reflects the use of the term in daily life.

Therefore:
5621 = 5.621 × 103.

This can also be expressed as 5.621 × 10^3 , using the caret symbol, or as 5.621e+3, which is called 5621 in e-notation, further discussed in the section ahead.

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