Scientific Notation Tutorial

Powers of 10 Notation

 

Does 100 = 0?

Sorry, you're not correct. In fact, there is no exponent that we can apply, no power that we can raise the base of 10 to to get a zero result. Further, this is true for any base, except zero itself.

Go back and try again. Think of it this way: If 102 = 100, a one followed by two zeroes, then 100 = a one followed by how many zeroes?

 

Questions? Ask the designer, Jim Heath

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