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.

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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 the left of the decimal, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent of 10.

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What is the standard form of -5.6 x 10^-3?

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-0.0056

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Convert 450,000 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^5

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What does an exponent of -6 in scientific notation indicate?

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The number is very small.

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What is the base used in scientific notation?

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10

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Fill in the blank: 6.34 x 10^5 ___ 7.12 x 10^4.

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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To simplify the representation of very large or very small numbers.

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.