Operations in Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10, e.g., a x 10^n.

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents: (a x 10^m) * (b x 10^n) = (a*b) x 10^(m+n).

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents: (a x 10^m) / (b x 10^n) = (a/b) x 10^(m-n).

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What is the result of (9 x 10^-6) * (3 x 10^-3)?

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2.7 x 10^-8.

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What is the result of (3.8 x 10^4) - (2 x 10^3)?

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3.6 x 10^4.

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What is the result of (6 x 10^6) / (2 x 10^3)?

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3 x 10^3.

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What is the result of (7 x 10^15) + (5 x 10^15)?

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1.2 x 10^16.

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What is the result of (20 x 10^50) / (4 x 10^15)?

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5 x 10^35.

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number in front of the power of 10, which must be between 1 and 10.

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What is the power of ten in scientific notation?

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The exponent that indicates how many places to move the decimal point.