Scientific Notation with Positive & Negative Powers

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What is scientific notation?

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A short way to write really large or really small numbers.

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True or False: Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts, and the first part should be a number between 1 and 100.

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False

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How do you write 8.317 x 10^6 in standard form?

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8,317,000

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If the exponent is a positive number, the original number was...

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a really big number.

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How would you write 4.3756 x 10^4 in standard form?

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43,756

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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 a negative exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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It indicates a small number (less than 1).

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Convert 3.2 x 10^-3 to standard form.

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0.0032

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What is the value of 10^0?

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1

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.