Scientific Notation Basics

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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 its left, then multiply by 10 raised to the number of places the decimal was moved.

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What is the standard form of a number?

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The usual way of writing numbers without exponents, using decimal notation.

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How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

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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 indicated, adjusting the decimal point accordingly.

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What is the scientific notation for 1001?

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1.001 x 10^3

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How would you express 4.3756 x 10^4 in standard form?

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43,756

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What is the scientific notation for 0.0000002203?

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2.203 x 10^-7

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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: to the right for negative exponents and to the left for positive exponents.

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How do you write 5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

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0.0056