SCIENTIFIC NOTATION

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What is scientific notation?

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A method 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 convert a number from scientific notation to standard form?

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power indicated.

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Convert 6.79 x 10^4 to standard form.

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67,900

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Convert 0.004078 to scientific notation.

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4.078 x 10^-3

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Convert 0.000398 to scientific notation.

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3.98 x 10^-4

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What is the largest number among these: 9 x 10^6, 8 x 10^10, 1.3 x 10^12, 5.3 x 10^3?

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1.3 x 10^12

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What is the coefficient in the scientific notation 5.2 x 10^3?

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5.2

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The number of places the decimal point moves to convert to standard form.

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How do you express 0.00056 in scientific notation?

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5.6 x 10^-4

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What is the standard form of 3.2 x 10^5?

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320,000