Question
Write 37 in scientific notation.
Answer
$$ 37 = 3.7\cdot 10^{1} $$
Explanation
Step 1: Since 37 do not have a decimal point, we will add one at the end of the number 37.
37.
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).
3.7.
Step 3: We moved the decimal point 1 spaces to the right. Therefore, the exponent on base 10 will be positive 1.Now we know that the:
Mantissa = 3.7
Exponent = 1
So, the solution is:
$$37 = \color{blue}{ 3.7} \cdot 10^{ \color{red}{ 1 }}$$This page was created using
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