Scientific Notation

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How do you write 3.17 x 10^6 in standard form?

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3,170,000

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

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43,756

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What is scientific notation?

Back

A short way to write really long numbers.

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If the exponent is a positive number, what does it indicate?

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You will get a large number.

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How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^-4

Front

What is the standard form of 2.5 x 10^3?

Back

2,500

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Convert 7.89 x 10^2 to standard form.

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789

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What does an exponent represent in scientific notation?

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The number of times to multiply the base by itself.

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How do you express 0.00001 in scientific notation?

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1 x 10^-5

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What is the standard form of 1.2 x 10^5?

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120,000