document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=235108>Question 235108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have freshman algebra, and I had an assignment today with scientific notation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3,000)^3. When solving the problem I multiplied 3,000 x 3,000 x 30000= 270,000.00. I wrote the scientic notation as 2.7 x 10^9 was I correct </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In the first place 270,000.00 is not correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3000 times 3000 times 3000 is 27,000,000,000.  The three 3s give you the 27 and the nine zeros give you nine zeros.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you wrote <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 2.7 \times 10^9\">, so work backwards from your answer to check if that is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Start with 2.7 and then move the decimal point 9 places to the right:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2,700,000,000.  Compare that to 27,000,000,000.  Ten times too small.  So what you need is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 2.7 \times 10^{10}\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You were off because 3 cubed is 27, but you are writing 2.7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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