Why are powers of 10 used to express numeric values in scientific and engineering work?

What will be an ideal response?


To reduce the difficulty of writing very large or very small numbers.

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?Forcing a special ink or paint through the small openings of a stenciled apparatus onto the product surface is known as ____ painting. 

A. ?screen  B. ?spray C. ?electrostatic  D. ?dip

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Give two examples of manufacturing pipe welding jobs.? ?  

What will be an ideal response?

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The recess for a hinge is called a hinge gain or hinge ____.

a.mortise b.joint c.lock d.tenon

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In a closed-lop velocity servo system, if the load increases, the motor speed ____________________ (increases, decreases), the tachometer output ____________________ (increases, decreases), and the error signal ____________________ (increases, decreases).

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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