Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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How do you convert a number from scientific notation to standard form?

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power indicated.

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Convert 6.254 x 10^6 to standard form.

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6,254,000

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Which of the following is correctly written in scientific notation? 5.67 x 10^5, 56.7 x 10^3, 0.567 x 10^6

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5.67 x 10^5

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What is the standard form of 7.3003 x 10^-5?

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.000073003

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Convert 0.0079245 to scientific notation.

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7.9245 x 10^-3

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What is the first step in subtracting numbers in scientific notation?

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Ensure both numbers have the same exponent.

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Subtract (7 x 10^4) - (4.2 x 10^2).

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6.958 x 10^4

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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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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.