Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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

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What is the standard form of 1.5 x 10^3?

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1,500

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Convert 0.00045 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^-4

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What is the value of 3.2 x 10^5 in standard form?

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320,000

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How do you express 0.00000067 in scientific notation?

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6.7 x 10^-7

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What is the scientific notation for 8,000?

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8 x 10^3

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Convert 5.6 x 10^-2 to standard form.

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0.056

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What is the scientific notation for 0.000000123?

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1.23 x 10^-7

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How do you write 9.81 x 10^2 in standard form?

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981