Question

how do you write 84,100 in scientific notation? 8.41 × 10^4

Explanation:

Step1: Move decimal point

Move the decimal point in 84100 to the left until there is only one non - zero digit to the left of the decimal point. We get 8.41.

Step2: Determine exponent of 10

Count the number of places the decimal point was moved. It was moved 4 places to the left. So the exponent of 10 is 4.

Answer:

$8.41\times 10^{4}$