Multiplying and Dividing 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 x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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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 do you do to your exponents when you are dividing in scientific notation?

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Subtract the exponents.

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What do you do to your exponents when you are multiplying in scientific notation?

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Add the exponents.

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Multiply: (9.4 x 10^6)(3.2 x 10^5)

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3.008 x 10^12

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How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^-4

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What is the general form of scientific notation?

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a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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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, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

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What is the exponent in scientific notation?

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The exponent indicates how many times to multiply or divide by 10.

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If you multiply (2 x 10^3) by (4 x 10^2), what is the result?

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8 x 10^5