scientific and standard 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 the format a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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What is standard notation?

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The normal way of writing numbers without exponents, using digits.

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Convert 4.3756 x 10^4 to standard form.

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43,756

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Which of the following is correct scientific notation? 20.35 x 10^4, .2035 x 10^4, 2035^4, 2.035 x 10^4?

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2.035 x 10^4

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Express 0.000045 in scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^-5

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Which number is the smallest: 8.7 x 10^3, 3 x 10^4, 1.3 x 10^8, 9 x 10^2?

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9 x 10^2

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Write 9.8 x 10^-5 in standard form.

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0.000098

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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To simplify the representation of very large or very small numbers for easier calculation and comparison.

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

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power of the exponent.

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number 'a' in the expression a x 10^n, which must be between 1 and 10.