Question

Suppose your calculator display shows 8.1E + 10. Express this result in scientific notation 8.1E + 10 = (Use scientific notation. Use the multiplication symbol in the math palette as needed.)

(a) 810,000,000,000
(b) 8,100,000,000
(c) 810,000,000
(d) 81,000,000,000

Answer 1

The number 8.1E + 10 can be expressed in scientific notation as 8.1 × 10^10.

Step-by-step explanation:

The calculator display shows 8.1E + 10, which is in scientific notation. In scientific notation, the number is represented as a decimal number between 1 and 10, multiplied by 10 raised to a certain power. In this case, the decimal number is 8.1, and the power of 10 is 10.

To express this number in scientific notation, we write it as 8.1 × 10^10.

Therefore, the correct answer is (a) 810,000,000,000.