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Scientific Notation
Scientific notation is the expression of a number based on the largest exponent of 10 for its value, where the form is a decimal number A x 10n.
6,389 Questions
How do you convert nanometer to scientific notation?
1 nanometre = 1*100 nanometres.
or 1*10-12 kilometres.
How can you tell if a number is written in scientific notation?
when a number is written in scientific notation it includes a denotation or a connotation :)
When and why is scientific notation used?
Scientific notation is used in numbers that are very large, or small- also if they include many zeroes. For example, they are used to show atomic values of distances/sizes of celestial beings. (the sun, stars, etc) Or, an electron's weight.
How do you express 0.0002 in scientific notation?
Expressed in scientific notation, 0.0002 is equal to 2 x 10-4.
What is 5400000 in scientific notation?
5.4 X 106
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Instead of giving you the answer for the question only, let met explain this to you.
5400000
You want to write 5400000 in scientific notation.
after 54, 00000 is merely a place holder.
These need to be separated from the actual important number "54"
scientific notation always follow the formula: (A) x 10^(B)
, where (A) should not be smaller than 1 AND should be smaller than 10. (B) should be integer only (negative, 0 or positive)
To write 5400000 in scientific notation:
see where you can place a decimal to make (A) for your scientific notation formula. 0.54 is too small, and 54 is too big. 5.4 works perfect for (A) - remember (A) should not be smaller than 1 AND should be smaller than 10.
then it's 5.4 00000 - Look at your decimal. To find out your (B) from your sci. notation, we have to find out how far is the decimal (the decimal that you just placed between 5 and 4) from your decimal location "ones" (for 5400000, it's the last 0 from right). You "hop" the little dot that is between 5.4 to the "ones" decimal. how many times did it hop? 6 times! (B) is positive when a number (before you do scientific notation) is larger than 10. Your number is much larger than 10 (5400000, duh!). Your (B) is 6.
(A) x 10^(B) is the scientific notation formula. our (A) is 5.4 and our (B) is 6. Plug-n-chug time~!
Your answer is 5.4 x 10^6
It is: 5.4*10^6 in scientific notation
