Scientific 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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How do you convert a large number to Scientific Notation?

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Move the decimal point to the left until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal. Count the number of places moved; this becomes the exponent of 10.

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Convert 9,000,000 to Scientific Notation.

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9x10^6

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Convert 670,400 to Scientific Notation.

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6.704x10^5

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What is Standard Notation?

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The normal way of writing numbers without exponents.

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How do you convert from Scientific Notation to Standard Notation?

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power of the exponent.

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800

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2,500

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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, usually a number 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.