Scientific Notation & Standard Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A short way to write really long numbers.

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How do you convert 4.3756 x 10^4 to standard form?

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43,756

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What is the first part of scientific notation?

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A number between 1 and 10.

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If the exponent in scientific notation is positive, what does it indicate?

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You will get a large number.

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Convert 3.05 x 10^5 to standard notation.

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305,000

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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To simplify the writing of very large or very small numbers.

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What does an exponent represent in scientific notation?

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The number of times to multiply the base by 10.

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How would you write 0.00043756 in scientific notation?

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4.3756 x 10^-4.

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What is the standard form of 6.02 x 10^23?

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602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

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Is 0.5 x 10^3 a valid scientific notation?

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No, the first part must be between 1 and 10.