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, e.g., 3.0 x 10^4.

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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 the left, then count the number of places moved and express it as a power of 10.

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Convert 0.00045 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^-4.

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What is the standard form of 5.6 x 10^3?

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5600.

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents of the powers of 10.

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Multiply (2.0 x 10^3) and (3.0 x 10^2).

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6.0 x 10^5.

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What is the standard form of 9.1 x 10^-2?

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0.091.

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents of the powers of 10.

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Divide (8.0 x 10^6) by (4.0 x 10^2).

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2.0 x 10^4.

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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.