Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.

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

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power indicated.

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What is the standard form of 4.3756 x 10^4?

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43,756

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How do you identify the least number in scientific notation?

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Compare the coefficients and the powers of 10; the number with the smallest power of 10 is the least.

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What is the result of multiplying (9.4 x 10^6) and (3.2 x 10^5)?

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3.008 x 10^12

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents of the powers of 10.

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What is the result of (6.9 x 10^7) / (2.3 x 10^-3)?

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3 x 10^10

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The number of places the decimal point moves; positive means right, negative means left.

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Convert 1.4 x 10^-2 to standard notation.

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0.014

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What is the coefficient in the scientific notation 7.1 x 10^8?

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7.1