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, typically in the form a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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How do you convert a large number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the left until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal. Count the number of places moved; this becomes the positive exponent of 10.

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Convert 520,000,000 to scientific notation.

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5.2 x 10^8

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How do you convert a small number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the right until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal. Count the number of places moved; this becomes the negative exponent of 10.

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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 standard form of scientific notation?

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The standard form requires that the coefficient is between 1 and 10.

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Which of the following is in scientific notation: 20.35 x 10^4 or 2.035 x 10^4?

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2.035 x 10^4 is in scientific notation.

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Convert 950,000 to scientific notation.

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9.5 x 10^5

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What is the coefficient in the scientific notation 3.6 x 10^2?

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The coefficient is 3.6.

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Convert 0.068 to scientific notation.

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6.8 x 10^-2