Writing Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way to express very large or very small numbers using powers of ten.

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How do you know if a number in scientific notation is written in correct form?

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If there is exactly one digit to the left of the decimal point.

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Convert 679 x 10⁰ to correct scientific notation.

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6.79 x 10²

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Convert 1345.89 x 10^-1 to correct scientific notation.

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1.34589 x 10²

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Is 1.98 x 10¹ in correct scientific notation?

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Yes, it is fine the way it is written.

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Convert 0.0003 x 10^-3 to correct scientific notation.

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3 x 10^-7

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What does the exponent in scientific notation represent?

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The number of times to multiply or divide by 10.

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What is the standard form of 3.5 x 10³?

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3500

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How do you convert a number from standard form to scientific notation?

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

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What is the scientific notation for 0.0045?

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4.5 x 10^-3