Standard Form

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What is Standard Form?

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Standard Form is a way of writing numbers that are too big or too small in a more concise format using powers of ten.

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What is the standard form for 3312?

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3.312*10^3

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What is the standard form for 0.01345?

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1.345*10^-2

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What is the standard form for 4345?

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4.345*10^3

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What is the standard form for 0.009836?

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9.836*10^-3

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What is the standard form for 89467?

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8.9467*10^4

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How do you convert a large number to standard form?

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Move the decimal point to the left until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

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How do you convert a small number to standard form?

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Move the decimal point to the right until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal, then count the number of places moved to determine the negative exponent.

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What is the significance of the exponent in standard form?

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The exponent indicates how many places the decimal point has been moved and whether the number is large (positive exponent) or small (negative exponent).

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What is an example of a number in standard form?

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5.67*10^2 is an example, which represents 567.