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, typically in the form a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to the left. Count the number of places moved; this becomes the exponent of 10.

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Convert 6700 to scientific notation.

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6.7 x 10^3

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What is the standard form of 2.63 x 10^-3?

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0.00263

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What does a negative exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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It indicates that the standard number is less than one.

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Which of the following is NOT in scientific notation: 4.7 x 10^-3, 0.87 x 10^-3, 6.7 x 10^2, 1 x 10^-2?

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0.87 x 10^-3

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Convert 1.4 x 10^-2 to standard notation.

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0.014

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What is the coefficient in the scientific notation 3.5 x 10^4?

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3.5

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How do you express 0.00045 in scientific notation?

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4.5 x 10^-4

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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.