The picture has a pattern. The pattern in this picture is that each time 4 corners are added. You can also look at this as it adds 4 each time or as the equation. Y=5+4x. Y being The amount of cubes in the equation
Because you need a number between 1 and 10 for scientific notation. So you move the decimal over 11 places. Since you move it to the right, it becomes a negative exponent.
