How do you write 2000000000000 in scientific notation?

1 Answer
Jun 17, 2018

2.0×1012

Explanation:

Write as 2000000000000.0
dddddddddddddddd.d
ddddddddddmy added decimal point

The objective in this case is to have:

dddddd2.something decimals×10some number
dddddd
New decimal point position

If we count all the 0's between the 2 and to the decimal point I inserted, you have a count of twelve 0's

d2.something decimals×10some number
ddddddd.d2.0ddddddd.×1012