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A certain microscope is able to magnify an object up to 100,000 times its original size. In scientific notation, 100,000 is _____.

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shift 5 decimal places to the left, so the exponent for base 10 is 5. Therefore, the number in scientific notation is:
1.0 x 105
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Answer: In scientific notation, 100,000 is
1.0*10^5

Explanation:

We know that the scientific notation is a technique to describe a very large or a very small number in the product of a decimal form of number [generally between 1 and 10] and powers of ten.

The given number = 100,000

Here the number of zeroes = 5

Then, in scientific notation, 100,000 =
1.0*10^5

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