Scientific Notation to Standard Form Practice

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What is scientific notation?

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A way to express very large or very small numbers using powers of ten. For example, 3000 can be written as 3.0 x 10^3.

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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 of the exponent. For example, 2.4 x 10^-3 = 0.0024.

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What does a negative exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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It indicates that the number is less than one. For example, 10^-2 = 0.01.

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What does a positive exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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It indicates that the number is greater than one. For example, 10^3 = 1000.

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Convert 4.3756 x 10^4 to standard form.

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43,756.

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Convert 3.68 x 10^-5 to standard form.

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0.0000368.

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Convert 4.5 x 10^-4 to standard form.

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0.00045.

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What is the standard form of 2.4 x 10^-3?

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0.0024.

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If the exponent is 0 in scientific notation, what is the value?

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The value is 1, since any number raised to the power of 0 is 1.

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How do you determine the size of a number in scientific notation?

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Look at the exponent: a positive exponent means a large number, while a negative exponent means a small number.