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 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 4 x 10^-3 to standard notation.

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0.004

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What is the standard notation for 6.081 x 10^12?

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6,081,000,000,000

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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 scientific notation for 0.00000054?

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5.4 x 10^-7

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Convert 0.000009 to scientific notation.

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9 x 10^-6

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What is the coefficient in the scientific notation 3.5 x 10^2?

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3.5

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How do you express 1,000,000 in scientific notation?

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1 x 10^6

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What is the power of ten in the scientific notation 7.2 x 10^5?

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