Converting Between Scientific Notation and Standard Form

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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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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The exponent indicates how many places to move the decimal point. A positive exponent moves the decimal to the right, while a negative exponent moves it to the left.

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Convert 0.00056 to scientific notation.

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5.6 x 10^-4

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Convert 3,200,000 to scientific notation.

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3.2 x 10^6

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What is the standard form of 1.23 x 10^3?

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1,230

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Which of the following is NOT in scientific notation: 4.5 x 10^2, 0.045 x 10^3, 45 x 10^1?

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45 x 10^1 (it should be 4.5 x 10^2)