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. Count the number of places moved; this becomes the exponent of 10.

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Convert 0.000972 to scientific notation.

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9.72 x 10^-4

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Convert 1001 to scientific notation.

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1.001 x 10^3

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What is the standard form of 9.8 x 10^-5?

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0.000098

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How do you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^-4

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Express 8.025 x 10^-8 in standard notation.

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.00000008025

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number that is multiplied by the power of 10, which must be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The exponent indicates how many places to move the decimal point: to the right for negative exponents and to the left for positive exponents.

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Convert 0.00003 to scientific notation.

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3 x 10^-5