A calculator displays 1.4E


8. How do you write 1.4E

8 in standard form?

1 answer

The notation "1.4E–8" represents scientific notation, where "E" stands for "exponent" (i.e., 10 raised to a power). In this case, "1.4E–8" means \( 1.4 \times 10^{-8} \).

To express this in standard form, you can move the decimal point in 1.4 eight places to the left because of the negative exponent. This results in:

\( 0.000000014 \)

So, 1.4E–8 in standard form is \( 0.000000014 \).