Scientific Notation with Positive Powers of Ten

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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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What are the two parts of Scientific Notation?

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A coefficient (a number between 1 and 10) and a power of ten.

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How do you convert 4.3756 x 10^4 to standard form?

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43,756

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What does a positive exponent indicate in Scientific Notation?

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The number is large and is multiplied by 10 raised to that exponent.

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What is the standard form of 10,000?

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10^4

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How is the number 1,000 represented in exponent form?

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10^3

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What happens when you increase the exponent in Scientific Notation?

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The value of the number increases.

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What is the coefficient in the Scientific Notation 3.2 x 10^5?

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3.2

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If the exponent is 0 in Scientific Notation, what is the value?

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1, because any number to the power of 0 is 1.

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How do you express 0.00056 in Scientific Notation?

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5.6 x 10^-4