Do this by clicking the F-E button which you will find in the left half of the calculator keyboard. This is shown in its full form.įinally, you can force the calculator to display the result of the calculation in scientific notation. This tells the calculator that you want it to display the result of the calculation. You have now finished entering the term in the second set of brackets.Ĭlick the equal (=) button. The display is now showing the equivalent of 2×10 3. You will now start to enter the term in the second set of brackets. The display now changes to show the number you have entered in its full form (3×10 4= 30000).
This tells the calculator that you want to multiply the number showing in the display by some other number.
The display is now showing the equivalent of 3×10 4.You have now finished entering the term in the first set of brackets.Ĭlick the multiply (*) button. The 'e' now showing on the display indicates that the number you have entered is displayed in scientific notation.Įnter 4. ('Exp' stands for 'exponent'.) This tells the calculator that the next number you enter will be a power of 10 and that you are working in scientific notation. Make sure the Windows calculator is in Scientific mode by selecting Scientific from the View menu.Ĭlick the Exp button which you will find in the left half of the calculator keyboard.
