Use the following equation to answer the questions below: ( 3.3 × 10^3 ) x/ 1.32 × 10 ^− 1 = 5.0 × 10 ^− 2 / 4.0 × 10 7
a. Explain what negative exponents mean and how they are used in relation to scientific notation.
b. Explain what steps you would use to simplify the equation.
c. Solve for x ; state your answer in scientific notation and also in decimal notation. Show your work.
d. Explain how to convert between the decimal value of x and the scientific notation value of x .
