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, making it easier to work with very large or very small numbers.

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How is a number written in Scientific Notation?

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A number is written in scientific notation as a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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Convert 4500 to Scientific Notation.

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4.5 x 10^3.

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Convert 0.0045 to Scientific Notation.

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4.5 x 10^-3.

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What is the coefficient in the Scientific Notation 3.2 x 10^5?

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The coefficient is 3.2.

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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; positive for large numbers and negative for small numbers.

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How do you multiply numbers in Scientific Notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.

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How do you divide numbers in Scientific Notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.

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What is the Scientific Notation for the number 0.00056?

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5.6 x 10^-4.

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What is the result of (2 x 10^3) * (3 x 10^2)?

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6 x 10^5.