Error Analysis Scientific Notation

ERROR ANALYSIS: Describe and correct the error in writing the number in standard form. (Select all that apply.)

• The negative exponent means the decimal point will move right when the number is written in standard form.

• 0.0000041

• 0.000041

• The negative exponent means the decimal point will move left, not right, when the number is written in standard form.

Write the number shown on the calculator display in standard form.

Mathematical Equivalence

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Expresses any number as a number between 1 and 10 (known as a coefficient) multiplied by 10 raised to a power (known as an exponent). Makes it easier to write large or small quantities.

• metric system

• scientific notation

• standard notation

• dimensional analysis

Which of the following is true about 3.2 X 10^-6? Select all that apply.

• The standard form of the number is a large number that is more than one.

• The standard form of the number is a tiny number that is less than one.

• The exponent is negative because the number in standard form is a small number.

• The exponent is negative because the number in standard form is a large number.

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵

• 5 x 10^-4

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³

Expresses any number as a number between 1 and 10 (known as a coefficient) multiplied by 10 raised to a power (known as an exponent). Makes it easier to write large or small quantities.

• metric system

• scientific notation

• standard notation

• dimensional analysis

• 3.9 x 10⁶
• 4 x 10²⁰
• 4 x 10⁶
• 3.9 x 10²⁰