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 × 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. Count the number of places moved; this becomes the exponent of 10.

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What is the standard form of 4.3756 x 10^4?

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43,756

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How do you add numbers in scientific notation?

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Convert them to the same exponent, then add the coefficients.

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What is the scientific notation for 0.0005?

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5 x 10^-4

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What do you do to the exponents when multiplying in scientific notation?

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Add the exponents.

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What is the result of (9.6×10^-8) ÷ (2×10^-15)?

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4.8×10^7

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How do you convert 437,560 to scientific notation?

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4.3756 x 10^5

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What is the scientific notation for 0.000000123?

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1.23 x 10^-7

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How do you express 3,000,000 in scientific notation?

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3 x 10^6