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58 TI-30XS MultiView: A Guide For Teachers © 2006 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
With the TI-30XS MultiView™
calculator in Norm and MathPrint™
modes (both defaults), enter the
following problem in scientific
notation using the C
key.
The Earth is approximately 1.5 x 10
8
kilometers from the Sun. Jupiter is
approximately 7.8 x 10
8
kilometers
from the Sun. Assuming the orbits of
the planets are circular and the
planets are on the same side of the
sun, how close will Jupiter come to
Earth?
Jupiter and Earth could be
approximately
630,000,000 = 6.3 x 10
8
kilometers apart.
Press Display
7 8 8
C 8 "
U 1 8 5 C
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Scientific notation
C