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Scientific Notation

The document explains scientific notation as a method for simplifying the representation of very large or very small numbers. It describes the structure of scientific notation, including the coefficient and exponent, and provides examples of converting standard numbers to scientific notation. Additionally, it includes practical applications and comparisons of various measurements using scientific notation.

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Scientific Notation

The document explains scientific notation as a method for simplifying the representation of very large or very small numbers. It describes the structure of scientific notation, including the coefficient and exponent, and provides examples of converting standard numbers to scientific notation. Additionally, it includes practical applications and comparisons of various measurements using scientific notation.

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Scientif

ic
Notatio
n
INSPIRED BY
Approximate distance of Earth
from the Sun:
150,000,000 km
Approximate mass of a
hydrogen atom:
0.00000000000000000000000000
167 kilograms.

How can we write


these numbers
easier?
The solution is
scientific
Scientific notation is a neat and
quick way of writing

What is (i) very large or


(ii) very small
numbers
Scientifi b 6
a× Example: 2.3 ×
10 10
Where 1 < α <

c 10 and b is an
integer

Notatio
Parts of Scientific
Notation exponent

coefficien bas
t e
Scientific Notation to
Standard Form

Exponent is positive Exponent is negative

What do you
notice?
Scientific Notation to
Standard Form
Exponent is positive
Decimal is moved
. . 6 times to the right
1 2 3 4 5 6

Exponent is negative
Decimal is moved
. 6 times to the left
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. If the given number is multiples of 10
then the decimal point has to move to the
left, and the power of 10 will be positive.
Example: 6000 = 6 × 103 is in scientific
notation.

What is 2. If the given number is smaller than 1,


then the decimal point has to move to the

Scientifi right, so the power of 10 will be negative.


Example: 0.006 = 6 × 0.001 = 6 × 10-3 is
in scientific notation.
c
Notatio
Can you find
out...

How many times the What is the average How many cell phones How wide is a plant
human eye blinks width of a human are in use today cell in meters?
per year? hair? in the US?
Answer
Key

8
The human eye blinks The width of a human Approximately 2.5 × A plant cell is
6 -5
around 4.2 × 10 hair is approximately 10 cell phones are in approximately 1.276 ×
-3
times per year. 1.17 × 10 cm use in the US. 10 meters wide.

6 -3 8 -5
4.2 × 10 1.17 × 10 2.5 × 10 1.276 ×
= 4,200,000 = 0.00117 = 250,000,000 10
= 0.00001276
Summar
y
Scientific
Notation
This is a shorter way
of writing large or Where 1 < α < 10
small numbers. and b is an
integer
exponen
t

coefficient bas
e

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