Question Prompt: Question prompt: How do you write 400 in scientific notation?
Determine Coefficient: Determine the coefficient for the scientific notation.We need to move the decimal point in 400 to the left until we have a number between 1 and 10.Coefficient: 4.0
Determine Exponent Sign: Determine whether the exponent will be positive or negative.Since 400 is greater than 10, the exponent in scientific notation will be positive.
Calculate Exponent: Calculate the exponent for the scientific notation.Moving the decimal point 2 places to the left gives us the coefficient 4.0.400=4.0×102Exponent: 2
Write in Scientific Notation: Write the number 400 in scientific notation.Using the coefficient 4.0 and the exponent 2, we write 400 as 4.0×102.
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