Scientific notation

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What is scientific notation?

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

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What is the general form of scientific notation?

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a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The exponent indicates how many places to move the decimal point.

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What is 1.5 x 10^3 in standard notation?

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1,500

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What is 3.2 x 10^-2 in standard notation?

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.032

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How do you convert a large number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the left until only one non-zero digit remains to the left.

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How do you convert a small number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the right until only one non-zero digit remains to the left.

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What does a positive exponent mean in scientific notation?

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It indicates a large number.

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What does a negative exponent mean in scientific notation?

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It indicates a small number.

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What is 5.67 x 10^6 in standard notation?

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5,670,000