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 ten.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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It indicates how many places to move the decimal point. A positive exponent moves it to the right, while a negative exponent moves it to the left.

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Convert 5.2 x 10^3 to standard form.

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5,200

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What is the largest number among the following: 9 x 10^6, 8 x 10^10, 1.3 x 10^12, 5.3 x 10^3?

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1.3 x 10^12

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If the exponent is -4 in scientific notation, what does this tell you about the number?

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The number is very small.

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Convert 3.45 x 10^-2 to standard form.

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0.0345

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What happens to the value of a number when the exponent is increased by 1 in scientific notation?

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The value of the number becomes ten times larger.

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If a number is written as 7.89 x 10^5, what is its standard form?

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789,000

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What does it mean if a number is expressed as 2.5 x 10^0?

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It means the number is 2.5, since any number to the power of 0 is 1.

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How do you determine if a number in scientific notation is larger or smaller than 10?

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If the exponent is positive and greater than 1, the number is larger than 10. If the exponent is negative or 0, the number is smaller than or equal to 10.