document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=875483>Question 875483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express the number in normalized scientific notation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    123.4 x 102<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #528220 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=528220\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i'm assuming you mean:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "123.4 * 10^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the normalized form would be 1.234 * 10 raised to an exponent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in order to make 1.234 equivalent to 123.4, you have to multiply it by 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get 1.234 * 100 = 123.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 100 = 10^2, you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.234 * 10^2 = 123.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your original expression is 123.4 * 10^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace 123.4 with 1.234 * 10^2 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.234 * 10^2 * 10^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10^2 * 10^2 = 10^(2+2) = 10^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your final expression is 1.234 * 10^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.234 * 10^4 is equivalent to 123.4 * 10^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use your calculator to confirm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i got:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.234 * 10^4 = 12340\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "123.4 * 10^2 = 12340\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they are the same.<BR>\n" );
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