Mrs. Capwell's physics class investigates what happens when a ball is given an initial push, rolls
up, and then back down an inclined plane. The class
finds that y=-x2 + 6x accurately predicts the ball's
position y after rolling x seconds. On the graph of the
equation, what would be the y value when x=4?

is this part of a question or something

the largest number of the four options is 1.8 x 10-2

you have it in scientific notation.

1.80 x 10-6   = 0.00000180

1.80 x 10-4   = 0.000180 (bigger, or "less small", than the former one)

so

1.8 x 10-2       = 0.0180. as you see. the "less small", or the biggest one of them all.

as you have negative exponent, it means you are dividing 1.8 by 100 (i.e. moving the dot towards left, two times).

if you had positive exponent for the scientific notation, power of tenths, you would be multiplying times 100 (moving the dot towards right) as below:

1.8 x (10)2 = 180

so. if you have negative exponent in scientific notation, move the dot toward left. if it is positive, toward right as many times the exponent tells you.

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step-by-step explanation: easy math