Scientific Notation to Standard Form

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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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What is the standard form of a number?

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The usual way of writing numbers without exponents, where the number is expressed in its full decimal form.

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Convert 450,000 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^5

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Convert 3.005 x 10^{-6} to standard form.

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0.000003005

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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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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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To simplify the representation of very large or very small numbers, making them easier to read and work with.

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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 indicated.

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What is the scientific notation for 0.00081?

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8.1 x 10^{-4}.

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Convert 1.2335 x 10^2 to standard form.

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123.35

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What is the coefficient in the scientific notation 5.67 x 10^3?

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5.67.