Concept explainers
To describe: the advantage of using exponents to represent numeric values.
Explanation of Solution
Let us consider for example,
Speed of the light
The above value is larger numeric value to remember.
So, it is generally approximated to 300000000 meters per second.
But it is still tedious to remember or write number of zeroes in the numeric values.
Therefore, it is convenient to use exponents in numeric values.
Therefore, the speed of the light can be written as
Consider another example,
Diameter of an atom is of the order
It would be difficult to remember or write the same as
Therefore, exponents are of great help in expressing the large or very small numeric values in a simple or convenient way.
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