Question
Write 1423025 in scientific notation.
Answer
$$ 1423025 = 1.423025\cdot 10^{6} $$
Explanation
Step 1: Since 1423025 do not have a decimal point, we will add one at the end of the number 1423025.
1423025.
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).
1.423025.
Step 3: We moved the decimal point 6 spaces to the right. Therefore, the exponent on base 10 will be positive 6.Now we know that the:
Mantissa = 1.423025
Exponent = 6
So, the solution is:
$$1423025 = \color{blue}{ 1.423025} \cdot 10^{ \color{red}{ 6 }}$$This page was created using
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