Scientific Notation

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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 10.

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What is the general form of scientific notation?

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a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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Convert 0.00045 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^-4.

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Convert 2500000 to scientific notation.

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2.5 x 10^6.

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What is the base used in scientific notation?

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10.

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How do you add numbers in scientific notation with the same exponent?

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Add the coefficients and keep the exponent the same.

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.

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Convert 0.00000789 to scientific notation.

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7.89 x 10^-6.

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Convert 100000000 to scientific notation.

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1.0 x 10^8.