Question

Determine the values of m and n when the following mass of the Earth is written in scientific notation: 5,970,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. Enter m and n, separated by commas.

Answer 1

Answer: 5.97, 24

m = 5.97

n = 24

SN = 5.97 × 10^24 kg

Explanation:

Scientific notation or standard form is a way of rewriting very large or very small (minute) numbers in conveniently in decimal form. The standard way of writing scientific notation is of the form;

m × 10^n

To derive m, we need to reduce it to a number between 1 and 10 ( 10 exclusive)

For the case above ;

m = 5.97

To get the value of n, we need to count the number of digits from the right egde of the data to the point where we put the decimal.

For the case above;

n = 24

Therefore, the scientific notation of the mass of the earth is ;

M = 5.97 × 10^24 kg