Exponents
x4 * x5
x9
780,000
7.8 x 105
7 x 103
7000
3x2 * 2x5
6x7
What is anything raised to the zero power?
One
y6 / y3
y3
0.045
4.5 x 10-2
4.5 x 10-4
0.00045
18y8 / 6y5
3y3
One
(x5)3
x15
500,000,000
5 x 108
9.3 x 105
930.000
(2x5)3
8x15
What does the exponent represent when using Scientific Notation?
How many times the decimal place was moved.
x5y2z3 * y3zx4
x9y5z4
0.0004
4 x 10-4
8 x 10-6
0.000008
4.5x * 2x-5
9 / x4
Why is Scientific Notation used?
To write really large and really small numbers
y3 / y7
1 / y4
520
5.2 x 102
2.05 x 104
20,500
16y7 / 10y9
8 / 5y2
I am an odd number. Take one letter away and I become even. What am I?
Seven