document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=548968>Question 548968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sciencetific notation </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357358 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=357358\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> scientific notation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is way of writing very large numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "example <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Light travels at 300000 meters /s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is written as 3*10^5 m/s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance between earth & Moon\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assume 384000 km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.84 * 10^5 km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The decimal point is put after one digit\r<BR>\n" );
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