The idea is to save page space and time. Instead of writing out a 1 followed by 100 zeros for a Google (which would take up a long time and a lot of space) you simply write 10^100.
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It can, depending on the values being manipulated, also facilitate arithmetic by turning multiplying or dividing the powers into adding or subtracting the indices (the principle of the logarithm).
It is: 2.45*10^8 in scientific notation
5,840 in Scientific Notation = 5.84 x 103
The value of the exponent is 9: (6,140,000,000 in Scientific Notation = 6.14 x 109)
It is: 2.07*10^-3 in scientific notation
When the value that you are representing in scientific notation is less than 1, or greater than or equal to 10.
What is the value of the exponent in the scientific notation expression for 0.0000083?
It is: 2.45*10^8 in scientific notation
5,840 in Scientific Notation = 5.84 x 103
The value of the exponent is 9: (6,140,000,000 in Scientific Notation = 6.14 x 109)
It is: 6.8345*10^11 in scientific notation
It is: 3.0503*10^7 in scientific notation
It is: 2.07*10^-3 in scientific notation
It has a value of 1.0*1066 in scientific notation
0000083 in Scientific Notation = 8.3E-05 x 106
When the value that you are representing in scientific notation is less than 1, or greater than or equal to 10.
0.000045 in Scientific Notation = 4.5 x 10-5
0.00811 meters in Scientific Notation = 8.11 x 10-3 meters