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 of the decimal. Count the number of places moved; this becomes the exponent of 10.

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Convert 0.068 to scientific notation.

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6.8 x 10^-2

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Convert 0.000457 to scientific notation.

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4.57 x 10^-4

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What is the standard form of 8.317 x 10^6?

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8,317,000

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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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How do you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^-4

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number that is multiplied by the power of 10, which must be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The exponent indicates how many places to move the decimal point. A positive exponent means move to the right, and a negative exponent means move to the left.

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Convert 3.2 x 10^3 to standard form.

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3,200