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 form?

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power indicated.

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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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What is the standard form of -5.6 x 10^-3?

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-0.0056

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How do you express 0.004362 in scientific notation?

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4.362 x 10^-3

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What is the standard form of 1.28 x 10^-4?

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0.000128

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What is the range for the first number in scientific notation?

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Bigger than 1 and smaller than 10.

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How do you write 0.00056 in scientific notation?

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5.6 x 10^-4

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What is the scientific notation for 123,000?

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1.23 x 10^5

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How do you convert 0.00000789 to scientific notation?

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7.89 x 10^-6