Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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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 of the decimal point, then multiply by 10 raised to the number of places the decimal was moved.

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What is the standard form of 1.001 x 10^3?

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1001

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Convert 9.8 x 10^-5 to standard form.

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0.000098

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Identify the scientific notation: 8.98 x 10^6, 80.987 x 10, 8.987000, 8.98^6.

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8.98 x 10^6

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

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-0.0056

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Convert 0.0005 to scientific notation.

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5 x 10^-4

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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.

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.