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[JohhnyJOhhny]

I had this question on my homework today: Convert to Scientific Notation- 1250^626. Help Asap!

 

[Deleted member 4993]

I had this question on my homework today: Convert to Scientific Notation- 1250^626. Help Asap!

Hint:

1250 = 10000/8

1\8 = 1.25 * 10^(-1)

 

[Romsek]

Hint:

1250 = 10000/8

1\8 = 1.25 * 10^(-1)

so clever
the mighty Khan strikes again!

 

[JohhnyJOhhny]

Hint:

1250 = 10000/8

1\8 = 1.25 * 10^(-1)

Im still a little confused on where to add the 626 exponent

 

[JohhnyJOhhny]

Hint:

1250 = 10000/8

1\8 = 1.25 * 10^(-1)

This only puzzled me more

 

[Steven G]

Use a calculator to compute 1.25^626

 

[JohhnyJOhhny]

Use a calculator to compute 1.25^626

My final answer I got was 4.6309 x 10^63 is that correct?

 

[Steven G]

My final answer I got was 4.6309 x 10^63 is that correct?

1.25^626 is 4.6309x10^63
10^623 is much bigger than your answer and the actual problem is 1250^623. Note that 1250 is much bigger than 10!!

Try again and show all your work so we can what is going on.

 

[JohhnyJOhhny]

1.25^626 is 4.6309x10^63
10^623 is much bigger than your answer and the actual problem is 1250^623. Note that 1250 is much bigger than 10!!

Try again and show all your work so we can what is going on.

When I used a calculator to compute 1.25^626, I got 4.6309e60, so I added the extra three on from 1.25x10^3

 

[Steven G]

1250^626 = (10000/8)^626 = [1000(5/4)}^626 = [10^3(1.25)]^626 = (10^1872)(1.25^626) = ....