Question

The highest elevation on earth is Mount Everest in Asia. It is approximately 2.9 x 104 feet high. If a climber only made it half way up the mountain, how high did he climb? Write the answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

its simply

\[(2.9 \times10^4) \div 2 =\]

Answer 2

wat?

Answer 3

tell me the answer

Answer 4

here is a scientific calculator you can use to get the answer

http://web2.0calc.com/

Answer 5

its the same as \[29000\div 2 =\]

Answer 6

\[[2.9*10^{4}]/2=\frac{29000}{2}=14500\]
do you know how to write 14500 in scientific notation?

Answer 7

no

Answer 8

Ah, there lies the problem. Want me to teach you?

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

lol... why do the question...

Answer 11

um...

Answer 12

If you have something like 156900,
you just put a point after the first non-zero digit like this:
1.56900
Now what should you multiply 1.56900 with to get 156900?
100000, right?
That is 10^5.
\[\therefore 156900=1.569*10^{5}\]

Answer 13

thanx your the best