Answer:
Exponents
Step-by-step explanation:
exponents are basic short cut to write numbers like 100, 1000, 10000, 1000000 and so on.
Exponents can also be defined as 10 raised to a power x whether positive or negative
[tex]10 {}^{x} [/tex]
They are mostly used in expressing units in standard form.
examples of basic positive exponents
[tex] {10}^{2} = 100[/tex]
[tex]10 {}^{3} = 1000[/tex]
[tex] {10}^{4} = 10000[/tex]
[tex] {10}^{5} = 100000[/tex]
basically the power represent the the number of zeroes after the 1.
examples of basic negative exponents
[tex] {10}^{ - 2} = 0.01[/tex]
[tex] {10}^{ - 3} = 0.001[/tex]
[tex] {10}^{ - 4} = 0.0001[/tex]
[tex]10 ^{ - 5} = 0.00001[/tex]
in negative exponents the power represents the number of zeroes before the 1. including the 0 behind the decimal point.
this is the basic lay down of how exponent work but one more quick example for maximum understanding
quick example
[tex]4 \times {10}^{4} = 0.0004[/tex]
[tex]4 \times {10}^{4} = 40000[/tex]
[tex]8.69 \times 10 {}^{ - 3} = 0.00869[/tex]
[tex]8.69 \times 10 {}^{ 3} = 8690[/tex]
hope you grasp the concept involved in multiplication with other terms.
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