Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A short way to write really big or really small numbers.

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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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What is the base used in scientific notation?

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10.

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Convert 23,948 into scientific notation.

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2.3948 x 10^4.

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Convert 0.000457 into scientific notation.

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4.57 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.

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How do you convert a number greater than 10 into scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the left until the first digit is between 1 and 9, and count the number of places moved as a positive exponent.

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How do you convert a number less than 1 into scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the right until the first digit is between 1 and 9, and count the number of places moved as a negative exponent.

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What is the scientific notation for 1,000?

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1 x 10^3.

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What is the scientific notation for 0.01?

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1 x 10^-2.