Question

how do you write 500,000 in scientific notation? $square \times 10^square$

Explanation:

Step1: Identify coefficient (1≤c<10)

To get a coefficient between 1 and 10 from 500,000, we move the decimal point 5 places left: $500000
ightarrow 5.0$

Step2: Find exponent of 10

The number of places we moved the decimal point is 5, so the exponent is 5.

Answer:

$5.0$ $\times 10^5$