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 to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal point, then multiply by 10 raised to the number of places the decimal was moved.

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Convert 0.00000707 to scientific notation.

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7.07 x 10^-6

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Which is smaller: 1.3 x 10^20 or 8.4 x 10^19?

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8.4 x 10^19 is smaller.

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Multiply: (9.4 x 10^6)(3.2 x 10^5)

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3.008 x 10^12

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What is the standard form of 7.113 x 10^7?

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71,130,000

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Convert 520,000,000 to scientific notation.

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5.2 x 10^8

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What is the exponent in scientific notation for the number 0.0001?

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-4, because 0.0001 = 1 x 10^-4.

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.

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What is the result of (2.5 x 10^3) + (3.5 x 10^3)?

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6.0 x 10^3