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3.5 Scientific Notation Flashcards

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Scientific Notation

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A shorthand method of writing very large or very small numbers by expressing them as a product of a decimal number between 1 and 10 and an integral power of ten
-all significant figures are maintained

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Addition and Subtraction

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The exponents must be the same

-coefficients are added without changing the exponents

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Multiplication

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Exponents do not need to be the same

  • coefficients multiplied
  • exponents ADDED together
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Division

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Exponents do not need to be the same

  • coefficients divided
  • exponents SUBTRACTED
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