Question

scientific notation
123.4 x 102

Answer 1

So really you have \[123.4~\times~10^2\]

Answer 2

for scientific notation, it is always of the form \[a.bcdef... \times 10^2\]

Answer 3

but we want it to look like \[1.234 \times 10^{?}\]

Answer 4

So how id I move the decimal point

Answer 5

2 times to the left

Answer 6

\[1.234×10^{2+?}\]

Answer 7

So since left is negative the ?=-2

Answer 8

\[1.234\times 10^{2+-2}\]

Answer 9

good so we have \[1.234\times 10^0\]

Answer 10

so since everything to the zero power =1, we get \[1.234 \times 1\]

Answer 11

what's that simplify to?

Answer 12

1.234

Answer 13

@FibonacciChick666 the exponent is a positive 2, not negative

Answer 14

whoops, I was trying to have an algorithm for the left right decimal movement

Answer 15

whoopsie, the ?= 2

Answer 16

since we are condensing so we have \[1.234 \times 10^{2+2}\]

Answer 17

good so since it's 4, we get \[1.234 \times 10^4\]

Answer 18

\[123.4 * 102=12586.8=1.25868 * 10^4 \]