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 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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What is the scientific notation for 0.0005?

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5 x 10^-4

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How do you convert scientific notation to standard form?

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power of the exponent.

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What is the standard form of 9.8 x 10^-5?

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0.000098

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How do you write 0.000972 in scientific notation?

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9.72 x 10^-4

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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 write 8.317 x 10^6 in standard form?

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8,317,000

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What does a negative exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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It indicates that the number is a fraction or a decimal less than one.

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What is the scientific notation for 450,000?

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4.5 x 10^5