8.2C 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 8.317 x 10^6 to standard form.

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8,317,000

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Convert -5.6 x 10^-3 to standard form.

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-0.0056

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What is the standard form of 9.78 x 10^12?

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9,780,000,000,000

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What does a negative exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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It indicates that the number is a fraction (less than 1) when converted to standard form.

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Convert 3.2 x 10^4 to standard form.

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32,000

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What is the standard form of 1.5 x 10^-2?

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0.015

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How do you write 0.00045 in scientific notation?

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4.5 x 10^-4

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What is the purpose of using scientific notation?

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