Scientific Notation! :)

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What is scientific notation?

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A method of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10, making it easier to work with very large or very small numbers.

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to its left, then count the number of places moved and express it as a power of 10.

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What does a negative exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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It indicates that the decimal point has been moved to the left, representing a number less than 1.

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What does a positive exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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It indicates that the decimal point has been moved to the right, representing a number greater than 1.

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Convert 5,600 to scientific notation.

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5.6 x 10^3

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Convert 0.00032 to scientific notation.

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3.2 x 10^-4

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What is the Zero Property of Multiplication?

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The property that states the product of any number and zero is zero.

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What is the Commutative Property of Multiplication?

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The property that states that changing the order of the factors does not change the product.

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What is the Associative Property of Multiplication?

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The property that states that the way in which numbers are grouped in multiplication does not change the product.

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The property that states a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing multiplication over addition.