scientific notation: 126 is not a scientific notation.
126 is scientific notation form is : 1.26 x 10^2
in scientific notation,
the number must be like a x 10^b,
when a is bigger or equals to 1, but is smaller than 10.
(x + 1) + (x + 2)
= x + 1 + x + 2
= x + x + 1 + 2
= 2x + 3
Scientific Notation
Scientific notation, also known as standard form or as exponential notation, is a way of writing numbers that accommodates values too large or small to be conveniently written in standard decimal notation. Scientific notation has a number of useful properties and is often favored by scientists, mathematicians and engineers, who work with such numbers.
In scientific notation all numbers are written like this:
There are 2 "x" and the addition sign in the middle indicates that it's just being added. There are no "-" signs in front of the two "x" so really "x+x=2x". Follow the same concept for the numbers. "1+2=3".
Scientific notation is just a handy-dandy way of shortening numbers. Say I have 1.3 x 10^5 (^ means to the power of, the number following would be a little number in superscript). The 5 means you have to move the decimal 5 places to the right (which works out to 130000). However, if it were 3.6 x 10^(-3), you would move the decimal 3 places to the left because it is a negative, which works out to 0.0036.
Just remember!
Negative= move decimal to the LEFT
Positive= move decimal to the RIGHT
Btw, using scientific notation, the number with the decimal must be a number smaller than 10.