Question
Write 2026 in scientific notation.
Answer
$$ 2026 = 2.026\cdot 10^{3} $$
Explanation
Step 1: Since 2026 do not have a decimal point, we will add one at the end of the number 2026.
2026.
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).
2.026.
Step 3: We moved the decimal point 3 spaces to the right. Therefore, the exponent on base 10 will be positive 3.Now we know that the:
Mantissa = 2.026
Exponent = 3
So, the solution is:
$$2026 = \color{blue}{ 2.026} \cdot 10^{ \color{red}{ 3 }}$$This page was created using
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