Iceland is an island of 103,000 square kilometers, roughly the size of Virginia. Write this number in scientific notation.
2007-02-23 01:29:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1.03 x 10^5
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2007-02-23 02:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by SAMUEL D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
103,000 = 1.03 x 10^5
The first part (the 1.03) needs to be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.
The exponent (^5) is the number of times you need to move the decimal to get to the first part (1.03). It's positive if the number you started with is greater than 1. (Like in this case.) It's negative if the number you started with is less than 1.
2007-02-23 09:34:32 · answer #2 · answered by Mathematica 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
103,000.00 u shift the decimal 5 times to the left which makes it 1.03*10^5 if u shift a decimal to the the left u increase the power of 10 and if u shift the decimal to the right u decrease the exponent of 10
2007-02-23 09:34:13 · answer #3 · answered by mohammadali_da_gun_of_2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its scientific notation the answer is 1.03 times 10 to the5th
2007-02-23 09:33:34 · answer #4 · answered by tyler Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.03 x 10^5
2007-02-23 09:31:54 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1.03 x 10^(5) km ² is required answer.
2007-02-23 10:19:12 · answer #6 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do your own homework kid
2007-02-23 09:34:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋