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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What is the standard form of 1.001 x 10^3?

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1001

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Convert 2.08 x 10^2 to standard form.

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208

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How do you write 0.037 in scientific notation?

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3.7 x 10^-2

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What is the scientific notation for 2,500,000?

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2.5 x 10^6

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Convert 0.000972 to scientific notation.

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9.72 x 10^-4

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What is the coefficient in the scientific notation 4.5 x 10^3?

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4.5

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How do you express 0.0005 in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^-4

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What is the scientific notation for 10,000?

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1 x 10^4