SCIENTIFIC NOTATION Name

Scientists very often deal with very small and very large numbers, which can lead to a *'
confusion when counting zeros! We have learned to express these numbers as powers ^ 10.
Scientific notation takes the form of M x 10n where 1 < M < 10 and "n" represents the number
of decimal places to be moved, Positive n Indicates the standard form Is a large number.
Negative n Indicates a number between zero and one,

Example 1: Convert 1,500,000 to scientific notation,

We move the decimal point so that there Is only
one digit to its left, a total of 6 places.
1.500,000 = 1.5 x 10*

Example 2: Convert 0.000025 to scientific notation.

For this, we move the decimal point 5 places to the
right.
0.000025 = 2.5 xlO- 5
(Note that when a number starts out less than one,
the exponent is always negative.)

Convert the following to scientific notation.

1. 0.005 = 6. 0.25 = .

2. 5,050 = . 7, 0.025 = r

3. 0.0008 = 8, 0.0025 = ^ J" X ( 0

2^

4. 1,000 = . (0 9, 500 = $~F . 0

5, 1,000,000 = 10. 5,000 =

Convert the following to standard notation,

1. 1.5x 103 = _ 6. 3.35x10' = n- » ^>

2. 1.5x 1O3 - .
7. 1.2x 10-d = _ h 16 d CL

3. 3.75X lO'2 = 8.

4. 3.75x 102 = 9, 1 x 10 ' -

5. 2.2; 10. 4x 10° =

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Operations with Scientific Use with Appendix B,

Operations with
Notation Scientific Notation

1. Per form the following operations and express the ansuers in scientific notation.
a. (1.2 - 10 s ) -i (535 X HV1)

b. (6,91 X 10~ 2 ) 4 (2.4 X

c. (9.70 X ]0(1) i (S ^ ••
1
)-f£
d. H.67 x 10 J i - {1.6 x

e. I S . 4 1

f. (1.33 X 10 5 i - (4.9 x 10

2. I'erform the following operations and express the answers in Mjicniific notation.
' I T t\ I i ifl 1 T

b. (6.0 x in 1 ) x d.5 • i < )

-2.

7j X 1Q3
L 1.2 x 104

S.I X 10"-
e'

6.4K x
^r-4'i
f.
2.4 > 10 4 )(1.8
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