Operations of 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 standard form to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal point, then multiply by the appropriate power of ten.

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Convert 450,000 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^5

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What is the general form of scientific notation?

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a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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How do you add numbers in scientific notation?

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Ensure the exponents are the same, then add the coefficients.

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Add (4.5 x 10^8) + (2.67 x 10^8).

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7.17 x 10^8

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How do you subtract numbers in scientific notation?

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Ensure the exponents are the same, then subtract the coefficients.

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What is the rule for multiplying numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.

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Multiply (1.24 x 10^{-2}) and (1.36 x 10^4).

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1.6864 x 10^2

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What is the rule for dividing numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.