Converting to 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 small decimal number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the right until you have a number between 1 and 10, and count the number of places moved. The exponent will be negative.

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Convert 0.000457 to scientific notation.

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4.57 x 10^-4

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What does a negative exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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It indicates that the original number is a small number (less than 1).

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Convert 0.00000707 to scientific notation.

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7.07 x 10^-6

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True or False: 13.5 x 10^8 is in scientific notation.

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FALSE (The coefficient must be between 1 and 10).

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number that is multiplied by the power of ten, which must be between 1 and 10.

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How do you express 457000 in scientific notation?

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4.57 x 10^5

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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 for easier calculation and comparison.

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Convert 5000000 to scientific notation.

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5 x 10^6