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 is a number written in scientific notation?

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Convert 147000 to scientific notation.

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1.47e5

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Convert 6.37e-2 to standard format.

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0.0637

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Convert 1.88684e7 to standard format.

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18868400

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Convert 0.0000085 to scientific notation.

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Convert 3.443 × 10⁻⁷ to standard format.

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0.0000003443

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What does the 'e' in e notation represent?

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The 'e' represents 'exponent' and is used to denote powers of ten in scientific notation.

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

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Move the decimal point to the right for positive exponents and to the left for negative exponents.

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What is the standard form of 1.47e4?

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14700