What is the length of an humpback whale in scientific notation?
1.5 x 101 meters the exponent could be not written because 1 is the 'understood' exponent. 10 means 101
How to write 87200 in scientific notation?
the answer to how to write 87200 in scientific notation is 8.72*10^4
Can a negative number be expressed in scientific notation?
Yes, a negative number can be expressed in scientific notation. In scientific notation, a negative number is indicated by the negative sign (-) placed before the first significant digit. The number is then written in the form of a decimal number between 1 and 10, multiplied by a power of 10. For example, -3.2 x 10^-5 is a negative number expressed in scientific notation.
How does a computer express scientific notation?
It is expressed in almost the same way as normally, except that "*10^" is replaced by "E".
Basic parts of the scientific notation?
Scientific notation is a way of representing numbers, usually very large or very small, in the form
a*10b where 1 ≤ |a| < 10 is a decimal number and b is an integer (negative or positive).
a is called the mantissa and b is called the exponent.
Why do scientists prefer to express numbers in exponential notation and metric units?
Because exponential or scientific notation needs less digits for very large numbers and metric units are preferred because they are in multiples of 10 thus avoiding mistaken calculations.
What is 25900 in scientific notation?
No reason to put it in scientific notation but the result would be 2.59 x 10^4
What is 226 in scientific notation?
Usually numbers under 1000 are not written in scientific notation however 226 would be written as 2.26 x 102.