Question

Let's express 879 in index form as power of 10 ​

Answer 1

Answer:

We can write large numbers in a shorter form using exponents.

Observe 10, 000 = 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 = 104

The short notation 104 stands for the product 10×10×10×10. Here ‘10’ is called the base and ‘4’ the exponent. The number 104 is read as 10 raised to the power of 4 or simply as fourth power of 10. 104 is called the exponential form of 10,000.

We can similarly express 1,000 as a power of 10. Since 1,000 is 10 multiplied by itself three times,

1000 = 10 × 10 × 10 = 103

Here again, 103 is the exponential form of 1,000.

Similarly, 1,00,000 = 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 = 105

105 is the exponential form of 1,00,000

In both these examples, the base is 10; in case of 103, the exponent is 3 and in case of 105 the exponent is 5.