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Adding/Subtracting/Multiplying/Dividing Numbers in Scientific Notation
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A number is expressed in scientific notation when it is in the form
a x 10n where a is between 1 and 10 and n is an integer
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An easy way to remember this is:
If an exponent is positive, the number gets larger, so move the decimal to the right. If an exponent is negative, the number gets smaller, so move the decimal to the left.
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Adding/Subtracting when Exponents are Equal
When the exponents are the same for all the numbers you are working with, add/subtract the base numbers then simply put the given exponent on the 10.
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General Formulas (N X 10x) + (M X 10x) = (N + M) X 10x
(N X 10y) - (M X 10y) = (N-M) X 10y
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Example 1 Given: 2.56 X 103 + 6.964 X 103 Add: 2.56 + 6.964 = 9.524
Answer: X 103
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Example 2 Given: 9.49 X 105 – X 105 Subtract: 9.49 – = 4.627 Answer: X 105
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Adding With the Same Exponent
(3.45 x 103) + (6.11 x 103) = 9.56 9.56 x 103
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Subtracting With the Same Exponent
(8.96 x 107) – (3.41 x 107) 8.96 – 3.41 = 5.55 5.55 x 107
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Adding/Subtracting when the Exponents are Different
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When adding or subtracting numbers in scientific notation, the exponents must be the same.
If they are different, you must move the decimal either right or left so that they will have the same exponent.
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Moving the Decimal For each move of the decimal to the right you have to add -1 to the exponent. For each move of the decimal to the left you have to add +1 to the exponent.
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Continued… It does not matter which number you decide to move the decimal on, but remember that in the end both numbers have to have the same exponent on the 10.
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Example 1 Given: 2.46 X X 103 Shift decimal 3 places to the left for 103. Move: X 103+3 Add: 2.46 X X 106 Answer: X 106
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Example 2 Given: X 103 – 2.65 X 10-1 Shift decimal 4 places to the right for 10-1. Move: X 10(-1+4) Subtract: X X 103 Answer: X 103
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(4.12 x 106) + (3.94 x 104) (412 x 104) + (3.94 x 104) = x 104 Express in proper form: 4.15 x 106
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Subtracting With Different Exponents
(4.23 x 103) – (9.56 x 102) (42.3 x 102) – (9.56 x 102) 42.3 – 9.56 = 32.74 32.74 x 102 Express in proper form: 3.27 x 103
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Multiplying… The general format for multiplying is as follows…
(N x 10x)(M x 10y) = (N)(M) x 10x+y First multiply the N and M numbers together and express an answer. Secondly multiply the exponential parts together by adding the exponents together.
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Multiplying… Finally multiply the two results for the final answer. (2.41 x 104)(3.09 x 102) 2.41 x 3.09 = 7.45 4 + 2 = 6 7.45 x 106
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7) evaluate (3,600,000,000)(23). The answer in scientific notation is
8.28 x 10 10 The answer in decimal notation is 82,800,000,000
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6) evaluate (0.0042)(330,000). The answer in decimal notation is 1386
The answer in scientific notation is 1.386 x 103
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Write (2.8 x 103)(5.1 x 10-7) in scientific notation.
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Dividing… The general format for dividing is as follows…
(N x 10x)/(M x 10y) = (N/M) x 10x-y First divide the N number by the M number and express as an answer. Secondly divide the exponential parts by subtracting the exponent from the exponent in the upper number.
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Dividing… Finally divide the two results together to get the final answer. (4.89 x 107)/(2.74 x 104) 4.89 / 2.74 = 1.78 7 – 4 = 3 1.78 x 103
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5) evaluate: x x 102 : The answer in scientific notation is 6 x The answer in decimal notation is
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0.0028125 Write in scientific notation. 2.8125 x 10-3
4) Evaluate: x x 10-2 Write in scientific notation. x 10-3
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