how to convert to scientific notation

how to convert to scientific notation

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0.1514

becomes

1.514 * 10^1

since I moved the decimal one spot to the left it is a positive integer in the 10 power

if the number was 15.14

it would be 1.514 * 10^(-1)

since I moved the decimal one to the right it has a negative exponent

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