Scientific Notation IPC NOTES
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION Scientific notation is used to write really large or really small numbers. ex) x10 -15
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION Numbers written with scientific notation have a number written times 10 to a certain power. ex) x10 -15
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION A positive exponent represents a large number. A negative exponent represents a small number.
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION The exponent tells you how many spaces to move the decimal to either the left or the right.
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION #1 Write the following number without using scientific notation: 1.56x10 -4
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION #2 Write the following number without using scientific notation: 8.4x10 5
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION #3 Write the following number using scientific notation: 65,000
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION #4 Write the following number using scientific notation:
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION #5 Write the following number using scientific notation:
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION #6 Write the following number without using scientific notation: 3.6x10 6
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION #7 Write the following number without using scientific notation: 2.14x10 -5
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION #8 Write the following number using scientific notation:
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION #9 Write the following number using scientific notation: 405,000,000
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION #10 Write the following number using scientific notation: 53,200