Which measurement would be least likely to be written in scientific notation: the thickness of a dog hair, the radius of a period on this page, the ounces in a cup of milk? Explain your reasoning.
A graphing calculator displays \(1.89 \times 10^{ 12}\) as \(1.89E12\). How do you think it would display \(1.89 \times 10^{ -12}\) ? What does the E stand for?
If you were asked to express the weight in ounces of a ladybug in scientific notation, would the exponent of the 10 be positive or negative? Justify your response.
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