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 2.08 x 10^2 to standard form.

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208

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What is the standard form of 52,300,000?

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5.23 x 10^7

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Identify the scientific notation: 8.98 x 10^6, 80.987 x 10, 8.987000, 8.98^6.

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8.98 x 10^6

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How do you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?

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5.64 x 10^8

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How many zeros are in the number 6.47 x 10^11 when written in standard form?

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9

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number in front of the power of ten, which must be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.

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Convert 0.00045 to scientific notation.

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4.5 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.