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.

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to the left, then multiply by 10 raised to the number of places the decimal was moved.

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What is the standard form of 8.317 x 10^6?

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8,317,000 or 8.317 million.

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

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The original number is a really big number.

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Express 0.000457 in scientific notation.

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4.57 x 10^-4.

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What does the second part of scientific notation represent?

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A power of 10.

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Convert 520,000,000 to scientific notation.

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5.2 x 10^8.

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What is the value of 10^3?

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1,000.

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What is the value of 10^-2?

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0.01.

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.