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 number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal point, then multiply by 10 raised to the number of places the decimal was moved.

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Convert 0.000972 to scientific notation.

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9.72 x 10^-4

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Which of the following is in scientific notation? 8.987000, 8.98 x 10^6, 80.987 x 10, 8.98^6

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8.98 x 10^6

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Express 8.025 x 10^-8 in standard notation.

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.00000008025

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Which is the largest number? 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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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 standard form of 5.6 x 10^3?

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5,600

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Convert 3.45 x 10^-2 to standard notation.

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.0345

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The exponent indicates how many places to move the decimal point. A positive exponent means to move right, and a negative exponent means to move left.