UNIT 3 FLASHCARD

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Express the following number in scientific notation: 0.000047

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4.7 x 10^-5

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5

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Change from standard form to scientific notation: 12,000,000

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1.2 x 10^7

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1,000

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Define scientific notation.

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A method of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10.

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What is the general form of scientific notation?

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a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to create a number between 1 and 10, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

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What does a negative exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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It indicates that the number is less than 1.

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0.01