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Understanding Scientific Notation, Study Guides, Projects, Research of Science education

A step-by-step guide on how to write and perform calculations using scientific notation. It includes examples of converting numbers to scientific notation, converting scientific notation to standard notation, and performing calculations in scientific notation.

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2021/2022

Uploaded on 09/12/2022

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Download Understanding Scientific Notation and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Science education in PDF only on Docsity! scientific notation­alg ­ per 6 AutoSave 1 January 23, 2013 scıentıfıc notatıon ~ shorthand way of writing numbers using powers of 10 ~ we use it for very large #'s and very small numbers 299,792,458 meters per second (speed of light) 12,760,000 meters wide (size of the Earth)  0.00001276 meters wide (size of a plant cell) scientific notation­alg ­ per 6 AutoSave 2 January 23, 2013 A:  Write each number in scientific notation. 1).  299,792,458   2).   12,760,000 3).   0.00001276 Steps: 1.  Find the decimal. 2.  Move the decimal to change      your original # to a number      between 1 and 10. 3.  Multiply your new number by a      power of 10.     ~  original # > 1 : positive exponent      ~  original # < 1 : negative exponent scientific notation­alg ­ per 6 AutoSave 5 January 23, 2013 C:  Computing in Scientific Notation Evaluate.  Express your result in scientific notation. 1).  (2.2 x 104)(5.8 x 102)  2).  (1.82 x 10 ­1) ÷  (1.4 x 10 ­3)  3).  (1.5 x 10­4)3  Steps: 1.  Multiply/divide numbers  together 2.  Combine your powers of 10  by using your exponent rules 3.  Make sure your answer is in       scientific notation. scientific notation­alg ­ per 6 AutoSave 6 January 23, 2013 EXTRA PRACTICE... Find one person to work with on... 1).  (6 x 10 6)(5 x 105)  Find a new person to work with on... 2).  (3 x 10 ­9)(2 x 10­3)  Find a new person to work with on... 3).  (12 x 10­4) ÷ (8 x 102)  Answers... 1).  3.0 x 1031 2).  6 x 10­12 3).  1.5 x 10­6
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