Multiple choice

Which of the following is a valid real constant in exponent form?

  1. 172.E5

  2. 1.7E

  3. 0.17E2.3

  4. -0.172E-3

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D Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct as we know that a real constant in exponent form has two parts: a mantissa and an exponent. The mantissa must be either an integer or a proper real constant. The mantissa is followed by a letter E or e and the exponent, the exponent must be an integer. As the given option statisfies all these conditions, hence it is a valid real constant in exponent form.