Scientific Notation

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

• you will get a large number
• you will get a small number

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a positive number...

• you will get a large number
• you will get a smaller number

Write 0.000972 in scientific notation.

• 9.72 x 10^-4
• 9.72 x 10^-3
• 972 x 10^-4
• 9.72 x 10⁴

Write 7.113 x 10⁷ in standard form.

• 71,130,000
• 7,113,000
• 0.0000007113
• 7,113

Write 0.00000707 in scientific notation.

• 7.07 x 10^-6
• 7.07 x 10⁶
• 707 x 10⁸
• 707 x 10^-8

Which of these numbers are NOT in scientific notation?

• 1.2 x 10³
• 5.3 x 10⁹
• 2.0 x 10⁰
• 10 x 10²

What is scientific notation?

• A long way to write really short numbers

• A short way to write really long numbers

• I don't know...

• None of the above

Convert to scientific notation:

520,000,000

• 52 x 10⁷

• 5.2 x 10⁷

• 5.2 x 10⁸

• 0.52 x 10⁹

Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457

• 457 x 10⁶
• 457 x 10^-6
• 4.57 x10⁴
• 4.57 x 10^-4

Write the following number in scientific notation.

360