Write 149597870700 in scientific notation.
Answer
$$ 149597870700 = 1.495978707\cdot 10^{11} $$
Explanation
Step 1: Since 149597870700 do not have a decimal point, we will add one at the end of the number 149597870700.
149597870700.
Step 2: Move the decimal point from its current position (the black dot) to a position immediately to the right of the first nonzero digit (the red dot).
1.49597870700.
Step 3: We moved the decimal point 11 spaces to the right. Therefore, the exponent on base 10 will be positive 11.Now we know that the:
Mantissa = 1.49597870700 (which can be written as 1.495978707 )
Exponent = 11
So, the solution is:
$$149597870700 = \color{blue}{ 1.495978707} \cdot 10^{ \color{red}{ 11 }}$$This page was created using
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