2.2 Scientific Notation
Scientific Notation Rules
| SCIENTIFIC NOTATION RULES |
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| 1. Numbers written is scientific notation have only 1 digit left of the decimal |
| 2. Numbers larger than 1 have a positive power of 10 |
| 3. Numbers smaller than 1 have a negative power of 10 |
Write the following in scientific notation:
472,000
0.007349
Perform the following calculations:
(2.48 × 104)(1.69 × 10−3) =
2.48 × 104 = 1.69 × 10−3