Write 8785000000 in scientific notation.
Answer
$$ 8785000000 = 8.785\cdot 10^{9} $$
Explanation
Step 1: Since 8785000000 do not have a decimal point, we will add one at the end of the number 8785000000.
8785000000.
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).
8.785000000.
Step 3: We moved the decimal point 9 spaces to the right. Therefore, the exponent on base 10 will be positive 9.Now we know that the:
Mantissa = 8.785000000 (which can be written as 8.785 )
Exponent = 9
So, the solution is:
$$8785000000 = \color{blue}{ 8.785} \cdot 10^{ \color{red}{ 9 }}$$This page was created using
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