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fieryfrog
03-17-2009, 01:21 AM
I am helping my daughter with her homework and I have come to the realization that I am no longer good at math. I cannot figure this out.
"standard form for 4.4 times 10 to the fifth power?"
I thought I would bring this to the geek community that I enjoy being a part of.
klitzy
03-17-2009, 01:32 AM
4.4 x 10^5
4.4 x 100,000
440,000
Now you have got me confused though because I thought standard form was 4.4 x 10^5...
az0madman
03-17-2009, 01:58 AM
4.4 x 10^5
4.4 x 100,000
440,000
Now you have got me confused though because I thought standard form was 4.4 x 10^5...
You might be thinking scientific notation.
klitzy
03-17-2009, 02:18 AM
You might be thinking scientific notation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_form
Standard form is scientific notation... :)
summx
03-17-2009, 02:21 AM
i was thinking it was asking for scientific notation as well
az0madman
03-17-2009, 02:23 AM
Standard form is more common in the UK and I'm from the US...yes...I'll use that excuse to hide the error.
masherscf
03-17-2009, 03:11 AM
That's right
fieryfrog
03-17-2009, 03:44 AM
Thanks all. I kept from looking dumb with her. That rocks.