Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way to express very large or very small numbers using powers of ten.

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How is a number written in scientific notation?

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It is written as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of ten.

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What is the standard form of 6.79 x 10^4?

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67,900

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Convert 0.000398 to scientific notation.

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3.98 x 10^-4

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How many digits can be in front of the decimal in scientific notation?

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Only one digit.

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What do you do to exponents when multiplying in scientific notation?

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Add the exponents.

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What do you do to exponents when dividing in scientific notation?

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Subtract the exponents.

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How would you write 50,000 in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^4

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What is the scientific notation for 0.0056?

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5.6 x 10^-3

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What is the power of ten for 1,000,000 in scientific notation?

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10^6