Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A short way to write really large or really small numbers.

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Change the number back to standard form: 6.79 x 10^4

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67,900

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If the exponent is a positive number, the original number was...

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a really big number.

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What does a negative exponent indicate?

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A negative exponent indicates the reciprocal of the base raised to the absolute value of the exponent.

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Convert 0.00045 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^{-4}

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What is the standard form of 3.2 x 10^3?

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3,200

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What is the scientific notation for 1,000,000?

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1 x 10^6