Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A method of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10.

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

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power indicated.

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Convert 3.629 x 10^7 to standard notation.

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36,290,000

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Convert 0.216 to scientific notation.

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2.16 x 10^-1

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Convert 3.5 x 10^6 to standard notation.

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3,500,000

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Convert 5,890,000,000 to scientific notation.

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5.89 x 10^9

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Convert 42,000 to scientific notation.

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4.2 x 10^4

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number in front of the power of 10, typically between 1 and 10.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The number of places the decimal point moves; positive for large numbers, negative for small numbers.

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Write 0.0000035 in scientific notation.

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3.5 x 10^-6