11.2.5 - Scientific Notation: Conciseness and Clarity
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Convert 5000 to scientific notation.
💡 Hint: Remember to move the decimal back three places.
Express the number 0.00456 in scientific notation.
💡 Hint: Move the decimal to the right count how many positions.
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What is the primary purpose of scientific notation?
💡 Hint: Consider the scale of numbers you usually see in science.
True or False: In scientific notation, the mantissa must always be less than 1.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of mantissa.
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Convert the number 0.000123456 to scientific notation, explaining the steps involved.
💡 Hint: Count how many places the decimal moves to the right.
A researcher recorded a measurement as 5.600 × 10^3. If they want to express this with two significant figures, what should it be?
💡 Hint: Understand the rounding rules for significant figures.
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