How would you correctly write these numbers in standard form? (a) #6,370,000# #m# (b) #0.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,911# #kg# (c) #300,000,000# #ms^-1#
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Explanation:
I assume by standard form you are referring to scientific notation? Both terms are used.
In standard form you need to have the number given in the form
#a xx 10^n# where
This means that for
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If the number is greater than 1, the index of 10 is positive.
If the number is less than 1, the index of 10 is negative.