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, e.g., 3.5 x 10^4.

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How do you convert a number from scientific notation to standard notation?

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power indicated.

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Convert 8.063 x 10^-4 to standard notation.

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0.0008063

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Convert 0.000009 to scientific notation.

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9 x 10^-6

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Convert 2.07 x 10^5 to standard notation.

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207,000

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Convert 3.629 x 10^7 to standard notation.

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36,290,000

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Convert 5.43 x 10^-7 to standard notation.

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0.000000543

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number in front of the power of 10, which is usually between 1 and 10.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The number of places the decimal point moves; positive for large numbers and negative for small numbers.

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Write 4.5 x 10^3 in standard notation.

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4,500