Write 460000 in scientific notation.
Answer
$$ 460000 = 4.6\cdot 10^{5} $$
Explanation
Step 1: Since 460000 do not have a decimal point, we will add one at the end of the number 460000.
460000.
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).
4.60000.
Step 3: We moved the decimal point 5 spaces to the right. Therefore, the exponent on base 10 will be positive 5.Now we know that the:
Mantissa = 4.60000 (which can be written as 4.6 )
Exponent = 5
So, the solution is:
$$460000 = \color{blue}{ 4.6} \cdot 10^{ \color{red}{ 5 }}$$This page was created using
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