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, making it easier to work with very large or very small numbers.

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How do you convert a small decimal number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the right until you have a number between 1 and 10, and count the number of places moved. The exponent will be negative.

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Convert 0.000009 to scientific notation.

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9 x 10^-6

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Convert 0.00000054 to scientific notation.

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5.4 x 10^-7

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What is the standard notation of 2.07 x 10^5?

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207,000

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Convert 6,081,000,000,000 to scientific notation.

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6.081 x 10^12

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Convert 3.5 x 10^6 to standard notation.

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3,500,000

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number that is multiplied by the power of 10, which must be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.

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How do you convert a large number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the left until you have a number between 1 and 10, and count the number of places moved. The exponent will be positive.

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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To simplify the representation and calculation of very large or very small numbers.