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.

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What are the two parts of scientific notation?

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A coefficient (a number between 1 and 10) and an exponent (a power of ten).

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How do you convert 4.3756 x 10^4 to standard form?

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43,756.

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True or False: The first part of scientific notation must be a number between 1 and 100.

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False. It must be between 1 and 10.

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Express 0.000457 in scientific notation.

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4.57 x 10^-4.

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Convert 520,000,000 to scientific notation.

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5.2 x 10^8.

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Which of the following is in scientific notation: 20.35 x 10^4 or 2.035 x 10^4?

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2.035 x 10^4.

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What is the exponent in the scientific notation 3.2 x 10^5?

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5.

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.