Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A short way to write really long numbers.

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Express 0.0000002203 in scientific notation.

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2.203 x 10^-7

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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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How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^-4

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How would you write -5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

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-0.0056

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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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Convert 3.2 x 10^4 to standard form.

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32,000

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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To simplify the representation of very large or very small numbers.

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Express 0.00000045 in scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^-7

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How do you convert 5.67 x 10^3 to standard form?

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5,670