Scientific Notation

[kristinalaudis3e]

Should we always be using scientific notation for our answers? I know this question can be a little vague so if anyone has any overall tips for when to use scientific notation/how to use scientific notation I would really appreciate it!

[Scot Widjaja Dis 1J]

You generally should use scientific notation if the numbers you got for your answer are really big or small. I usually write my answers in scientific notation if the answer is above 10^4 or 10^-4.

[Janelle Gokim 3B]

Yes, I think of it the same way as the response above! I don't think you have to use scientific notation for every question but only when it makes things a little bit easier for you.

[TiffanyBrownfield 2I]

Just a little tip for writing in scientific notation. Don't forget to include your sig figs (sometimes when they are 0's it can be confusing). For example, if writing out .00200 in scientific notation, you would include the 0's trailing after 2 because they are significant figures. So it would be written as (2.00 x 10^-3) instead of just (2x10^-3).

[Kainalu Puu-Robinson]

In terms of Sapling, I think it doesn't matter which way you input it but I'm not 100% sure. But like the other replies said it's good to use it just in case.