1. Scientific Notation

2. Scientific notation – easy way to write very big numbers and very small numbers
Ex:
3.45 x1012
Number x 10 exponent
“ x 10” will always be there.
Number of times you move the decimals
Must be between
1-10

3. Scientific Notation Cont.
A negative exponent makes the number less than 1 (makes the number smaller) Ex: x 10-4 = A positive exponent makes the number greater than 1 (makes the number larger) x 104 = 11140

4. Examples :
Convert to Standard Form
Convert to Scientific Notation Form
254,000 = 1,560,000,000 = = =
x 106 = 3.46 x = x 10-8 = x 109 =