1. 7-2 Powers of 10 and Scientific Notation Warm Up Lesson Presentation
Lesson Quiz
Holt Algebra 1

2. Objectives Evaluate and multiply by powers of 10.
Convert between standard notation and scientific notation.

3. Vocabulary
standard notation
scientific notation

5. Example 1: Evaluating Powers of 10
Find the value of each power of 10.
A. 10–6
B. 104
C. 109

6. Check It Out! Example 1
Find the value of each power of 10.
a. 10–2
b. 105
c. 1010
Start with 1 and move the decimal point two places to the left.
Start with 1 and move the decimal point five places to the right.
Start with 1 and move the decimal point ten places to the right.
0.01
100,000
10,000,000,000

7. Example 2: Writing Powers of 10
Write each number as a power of 10.
A. 1,000,000 B
C. 1,000

8. Scientific notation is a method of writing numbers that are very large or very small. A number written in scientific notation has two parts that are multiplied.
The first part is a number that is greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.
The second part is a power of 10.

9. Example 4A: Astronomy Application
Saturn has a diameter of about km. Its distance from the Sun is about 1,427,000,000 km.
Write Saturn’s diameter in standard form.
Move the decimal point 5 places to the right.
120,000 km

10. Example 4B: Astronomy Application
Write Saturn’s distance from the Sun in scientific notation.
Count the number of places you need to move the decimal point to get a number between 1 and 10.
1,427,000,000
1,4 2 7,0 0 0,0 0 0
9 places
Use that number as the exponent of 10.
1.427  109 km

11. Example 5: Comparing and Ordering Numbers in Scientific Notation
Order the list of numbers from least to greatest.
Step 1 List the numbers in order by powers of 10.
Step 2 Order the numbers that have the same power of 10

12. Check It Out! Example 5
Order the list of numbers from least to greatest.
Step 1 List the numbers in order by powers of 10.
2  10-12, 4  10-3, 5.2  10-3, 3  1014, 4.5  1014, 4.5  1030
Step 2 Order the numbers that have the same power of 10

13. Lesson Quiz: Part I
Find the value of each expression. 1. 2.
3. The Pacific Ocean has an area of about 6.4 х 107 square miles. Its volume is about 170,000,000 cubic miles.
a. Write the area of the Pacific Ocean in standard
3,745,000
form.
b. Write the volume of the Pacific Ocean in scientific notation.
1.7  108 mi3

14. Lesson Quiz: Part II
Find the value of each expression.
4. Order the list of numbers from least to greatest