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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What is the standard form of 7.8 x 10^-3?

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0.0078

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Convert 4.3756 x 10^4 to standard form.

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43,756

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What is the result of (6 x 10^6) / (2 x 10^3)?

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3 x 10^3

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How do you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?

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5.64 x 10^8

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Which of the following is correct scientific notation: 20.35 x 10^4, .2035 x 10^4, 2035^4, 2.035 x 10^4?

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2.035 x 10^4

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What is the value of 10^0?

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1

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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.