#2b-4: Operations with 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, in the form a × 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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What do you do to your exponents when you are multiplying in scientific notation?

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Add the exponents.

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What do you do to your exponents when you are dividing in scientific notation?

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Subtract the exponents.

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Solve: (2.1×10²) × (3.0×10⁴)

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6.3 x 10⁶

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Solve: (6.9 x 10⁷) / (2.3 x 10⁻³)

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3 x 10¹⁰

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How do you add numbers in scientific notation?

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Convert to the same exponent, add the coefficients, and express the result in scientific notation.

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Solve: 4.1 x 10⁵ + 5.5 x 10⁶

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5.91 x 10⁶

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number 'a' in the expression a × 10^n.

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What is the exponent in scientific notation?

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The integer 'n' in the expression a × 10^n, indicating the power of ten.

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Convert 0.00056 to scientific notation.

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5.6 x 10⁻⁴