4/4 Multiply and Divide Scientific Notation Homework

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What do you do to the exponents when multiplying exponential expressions?

Back

You add the exponents.

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What is the result of multiplying (3.4 x 10^5) and (1.2 x 10^-3) in scientific notation?

Back

4.08 x 10^2

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How do you express the result of dividing 2 x 10^5 by 8 x 10^2 in scientific notation?

Back

2.5 x 10^2

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What is the result of dividing (6.9 x 10^7) by (2.3 x 10^-3) in scientific notation?

Back

3 x 10^10

Front

What is the result of x^8 divided by x^2?

Back

x^6

Front

What is the general rule for dividing exponential expressions with the same base?

Back

You subtract the exponents.

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How do you convert a number in standard form to scientific notation?

Back

Move the decimal point to create a number between 1 and 10, and count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

Front

What is scientific notation?

Back

A way of expressing numbers as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.

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When multiplying two numbers in scientific notation, what is the first step?

Back

Multiply the coefficients (the numbers in front) together.

Front

What is the coefficient in the scientific notation 5.6 x 10^3?

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5.6