Wk 5: Adding Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.

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What is the standard form of 4.56 x 10⁵?

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456,000

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When adding numbers in scientific notation, what must be the same?

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The exponents must be the same.

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What is the first step in adding (6.2 x 10²) + (9.7 x 10⁰)?

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Convert 9.7 x 10⁰ to 0.097 x 10² to match the exponent.

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What is the result of (2.3 x 10²) + (4.1 x 10²)?

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6.4 x 10²

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True or False: In scientific notation, the first number must be greater than 1 and less than 10.

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True

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What is the result of (2.8 x 10⁸) + (5.4 x 10⁹)?

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5.68 x 10⁹

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How do you convert 0.0000456 to scientific notation?

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4.56 x 10⁻⁵

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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

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What is the result of (6.2 x 10²) + (9.7 x 10⁰) after conversion?

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6.297 x 10²