document.write( "Question 235108: I have freshman algebra, and I had an assignment today with scientific notation
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Algebra.Com's Answer #173277 by Edwin McCravy(20086)\"\" \"About 
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THAT'S NOT THE WAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IT!\r
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document.write( "solver91311 showed you how to do it the way you were\r\n" );
document.write( "trying it. You can indeed get the answer the way you're \r\n" );
document.write( "trying and the way solver91311 showed you, if you don't \r\n" );
document.write( "make a mistake.  But you aren't supposed to do it that\r\n" );
document.write( "way!  Here's the way you're supposed to do it:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283000%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write \"3000\" as \"3%2A10%5E3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283%2A10%5E3%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Consider \"3\" as \"3%5E1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283%5E1%2A10%5E3%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the parentheses by multiplying\r\n" );
document.write( "the two inner exponents by the outer exponent:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%5E%281%2A3%2910%5E%283%2A3%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Do the actual multiplying:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%5E3%2A10%5E9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"3%5E3+=+3%2A3%2A3+=+27\", replace \"3%5E3\" by \"27\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"27%2A10%5E9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "But that is not scientific notation because\r\n" );
document.write( "\"27\" is greater than \"10\", and the first part\r\n" );
document.write( "of scientific notation must be between \"1\" and \"10\", inclusive\r\n" );
document.write( "of 1 but exclusive of \"10\".  So write \"27\" in scientific\r\n" );
document.write( "notation as \"2.7%2A10%5E1\":\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2.7%2A10%5E1%2A10%5E9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add the exponents of 10\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2.7%2A10%5E%281%2B9%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Do the actual addition:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2.7%2A10%5E10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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