Question

Explain the steps for writing 0.000000001 in scientific notation.

Answer 1

first, count the amount of decimal place moves needed to place it to the right of the one.

Answer 2

the decimal is 9 places to the left of 1

Answer 3

there for you can now say \[1\times 10^{-9}\]

Answer 4

thanks:)

Answer 5

you can do the same thing if this was a really big number, say 1000000000, this will end up being \[1\times10^{9}\]