1.2 ⋅ 1028) ⋅ (3 ⋅ 10−19), i understand how to do it, but it gives me e, what does e mean??? PLEAS HELP

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dustin_whitelock · Answer

have you tried it in calculator?

griffindore · Answer

yus

griffindore · Answer

thats how i got the e

dustin_whitelock · Answer

you didn't put the initial brace, maybe that's why you're having this error.

griffindore · Answer

you mean (1.2 ⋅ 1028) ⋅ (3 ⋅ 10−19)

dustin_whitelock · Answer

yes

griffindore · Answer

i put that

dustin_whitelock · Answer

and?

griffindore · Answer

i just dont understand the e

dustin_whitelock · Answer

is it coming again?

dustin_whitelock · Answer

actually e is a constant, that is used in mathematics.

griffindore · Answer

the e doesnt stand for error... 1e+28

griffindore · Answer

i get this 1e+28

lhgraythorn · Answer

lhgraythorn · Answer

Is this the question?

griffindore · Answer

oh my bad the 28 and the -19 are exponets

griffindore · Answer

is that how you got the anser?

lhgraythorn · Answer

Okay give me one minute and I'll have the answer.

griffindore · Answer

i still want to understand what e means tho...

dustin_whitelock · Answer

e means exponent, e+28 means $$10^{28}$$

lhgraythorn · Answer

griffindore · Answer

oh thysm, your awesome, that makes so much more sense

griffindore · Answer

thanks to both of you sm

lhgraythorn · Answer

Actually, e is Euler's number. I don't know much about it, but It's some complicated thing that I don't really bother to remember lol

griffindore · Answer

i saw that too buit i didnt make sense with the other stuff...

lhgraythorn · Answer

It's basically a formula for simplifying an expression or number or whatever. Don't know the details, but yeah