Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way to express very large or very small numbers using powers of ten, in the form a × 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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What is the range for the factor in scientific notation?

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The factor must be greater than or equal to 1 but less than 10.

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How do you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^(-4)

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What is the base used in scientific notation?

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The base is always 10.

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Convert 0.004078 to scientific notation.

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4.078 x 10^(-3)

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Convert 125,678,000 to scientific notation.

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1.25678 x 10^8

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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 for easier calculation and comparison.

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How do you convert a number from standard form to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the right of the first non-zero digit and count the number of places moved; this becomes the exponent of 10.

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What is the scientific notation for 0.00001?

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1 x 10^(-5)

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

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1 x 10^6