B1- Scientific and Standard Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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What is standard form?

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A way of writing numbers using digits, where the number is expressed without exponents.

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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 -5.6 x 10^-3 to standard form.

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-0.0056

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Express 0.0000002203 in scientific notation.

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2.203 x 10^-7

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Convert 4.3756 x 10^4 to standard form.

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43,756

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Convert 520,000,000 to scientific notation.

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5.2 x 10^8

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How do you write 1001 in scientific notation?

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1.001 x 10^3

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number that is multiplied by the power of ten, which is usually between 1 and 10.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The number of places the decimal point is moved; positive for large numbers and negative for small numbers.