Write 50000 in scientific notation.

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Litzy Harrington · Accepted Answer

Here the answer      50    ,    000    →    5000    ×    10        50    ,    000    →    5    ×    10    ×    10    ×    10    ×    10        50    ,    000    ≡    5.0    ×          10      4

Julian Clements · Accepted Answer

When writing a number in scientific notation, we place a single digit to the left of the decimal point and multiply it by an integer power of 10. It is important to keep in mind that shifting decimal p digits to the right is comparable to multiplying by             10      p      , whereas shifting decimal q digits to the left is equivalent to dividing by             10      q      .Therefore, if shifting the decimal to the right, we should either multiply the number by             10      q       or divide it by             10      p       (if moving decimal to left). It is expressed as       a    ×          10      n      , where n is an integer and       1    ≤    a    &amp;lt;    10  . In order to represent the number 50000 in scientific notation, we must move the decimal point four places to the left, which corresponds to a division by             10      4       symbol. Therefore, in scientific notation,       50000    =    5    ×          10      4       (notice that since the decimal point has been shifted four places to the left and has been divided by             10      4      , we are also multiplying by             10      4       to make up for this).

Write 50000 in scientific notation.

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