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 number between 1 and 10 multiplied by 10 raised to an exponent.

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What is the base used in scientific notation?

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10.

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to create a number between 1 and 10, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

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What does a positive exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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The number is greater than 1.

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What does a negative exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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The number is less than 1.

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Convert 5000 to scientific notation.

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5.0 x 10^3.

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Convert 0.0045 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^-3.

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How do you write 2.5 x 10^4 in standard form?

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25,000.

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How do you write 3.2 x 10^-2 in standard form?

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0.032.