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 (between 1 and 10) and a power of 10.

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How do you convert 0.068 into scientific notation?

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6.8 x 10^-2

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What is the first part of scientific notation?

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A number between 1 and 10.

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How do you write 8.317 x 10^6 in standard form?

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8,317,000

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What is the scientific notation for 0.000457?

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4.57 x 10^-4

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How do you express -5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

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-0.0056

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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To simplify the representation of very large or very small numbers.

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What is the general format of scientific notation?

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a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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Convert 4500 into scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^3

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Convert 0.00012 into scientific notation.

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1.2 x 10^-4