Problem in entering the units in Gigapascal(Gpa)

Hi, I am new to the matlab. So, I have little bit confusion in using the units in my code. In my code I need to give the input value as

230 gigapascals.

That is 230 * 10 ^ 9

But If I enter the above input value it is taking as 2.3000e11. so, due to this in my output I am getting different values. How can I overcome this problem.

please help me.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

>> (230 * 10 ^ 9) - 2.3000e11

ans =

     0

Same value.

     >> format short
>> 230 * 10 ^ 9

ans =

   2.3000e+11

>> format long g
>> 230 * 10 ^ 9

ans =

              230000000000

Different ways of displaying the same value.

[Sairama Krishnam Pothuri]

Thanks for your reply