Write 9850 in scientific notation
To write a number in scientific notation:
Put the decimal after the first digit and drop the zeroes.
9.85 x 10^3
To write 9850 in scientific notation, follow these steps:
1. Identify the non-zero digits in the number. In this case, the non-zero digits are 9, 8, and 5.
2. Determine the decimal point's position. Move the decimal point to the right or left so that there is one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point. Count the number of places you moved the decimal point.
In this case, you need to move the decimal point three places to the left to make it 9.85.
3. Express the number as a decimal with one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point, multiplied by a power of 10 raised to the number of places you moved the decimal point.
Combining the steps above, 9850 in scientific notation is represented as:
9.85 x 10^3
The number 9.85 is obtained by moving the decimal point three places to the left (from 9850 to 9.85), and 10^3 represents the number of places the decimal was moved.