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, e.g., a x 10^n.

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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; this becomes a negative exponent.

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Convert 0.000457 to scientific notation.

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4.57 x 10^-4.

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How do you convert a large whole 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; this becomes a positive exponent.

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Convert 950,000 to scientific notation.

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9.5 x 10^5.

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What is standard notation?

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The normal way of writing numbers without exponents.

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Convert 7.1 x 10^4 to standard notation.

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71,000.

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Convert 4.3756 x 10^4 to standard notation.

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43,756.

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Which is greater: 5.0 x 10^-9 or 5.0 x 10^-4?

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5.0 x 10^-4 is greater.

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Which is the greatest value: 5.0 x 10^-9, 5.0 x 10^-4, 5.0 x 10^6, or 5.0 x 10^8?

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5.0 x 10^8 is the greatest.