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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What is the general format of scientific notation?

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A number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of ten, e.g., a x 10^n.

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Convert 0.00045 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^-4.

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Convert 1230000 to scientific notation.

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1.23 x 10^6.

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Which of the following is correct scientific notation? 0.0056 x 10^3, 5.6 x 10^-3, 56 x 10^-5, 0.56 x 10^2.

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5.6 x 10^-3.

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents: (a x 10^m)(b x 10^n) = (a*b) x 10^(m+n).

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Multiply: (2.5 x 10^3)(4 x 10^2).

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10 x 10^5 = 1.0 x 10^6.

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What is the result of (6 x 10^4) / (3 x 10^2)?

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2 x 10^2.

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How do you convert scientific notation to standard form?

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Move the decimal point in the coefficient to the right for positive exponents and to the left for negative exponents.

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Write 5.67 x 10^8 in standard form.

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567000000.