document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201266>Question 1201266</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I was taking a test and below is the question: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is 2.3 x 10 in exponential notation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I choose the answer 2.3 x 10 to the 1st power.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, the answer was 2.3 x 10 to the zero power.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought at 2.3 x 10 = 23 which represents the answer I chose.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please explain why the answer was 2.3 x 10 to the zero power.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I thought 10 to the zero power was 1 and 2.3 x 1 is 2.3.\r<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 #835551 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=835551\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2.3 * 10 is equal to 2.3 * 10 ^ 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it is also equal to 23 * 10^0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the first version is in scientific notation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second version would be in exponential notatin.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "exponential notation is a * b ^ x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in this case, a would be 23 and b with be 10 and x would be the exponent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since a * b ^ x can give you 2.3 * 10 ^ 1, or it can give you 23 * 10 ^ 0, it appears that scientific notation can be seen as a subset of exponential notation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i'm pretty sure that the problem meant that 2.3 * 10 ^ 1 is equivalent to 23 * 10 ^ 0, or the other way around, i.e. 23 * 10 ^ 0 is the same as 2.3 * 10 ^ 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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