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.

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When writing a number in scientific notation, what must the first number be?

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Greater than 1 but less than 10.

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Which of the following is correct scientific notation? 20.35 x 10^4, .2035 x 10^4, 2035^4, 2.035 x 10^4

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2.035 x 10^4

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How do you convert -5.6 x 10^-3 to standard form?

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-0.0056

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Express 10,030,400,000 in scientific notation.

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1.00304 x 10^10

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How do you write 1001 in scientific notation?

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1.001 x 10^3

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The number of places the decimal point is moved.

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Convert 0.00056 to scientific notation.

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5.6 x 10^-4

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What is the scientific notation for 500,000?

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5.0 x 10^5