Practice Use Of Exponents To Express Small Numbers In Standard Form (10.4)

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Question 1.
Convert 0.000000564 to standard form.
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Count how many places you move the decimal to the right.
Question 2.
Convert 0.0000021 to standard form.
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The first non-zero digit is 2.
3Question 3.
What is 0.000007 in standard form?
- 7 × 10^{-6}
- 7 × 10^{6}
- 0.7 × 10^{-5}
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Count the places moved to the right.
4Question 4.
True or False: A negative exponent indicates a number greater than one.
- True
- False
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Recall the role of negative exponents.
Question 5.
If 0.0000000000085 is expressed in standard form, what form does it take, and how many places is the decimal moved?
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Count how many spaces you shift to the right.
Question 6.
Express the total mass of (5.97 × 10^{24}) + (7.35 × 10^{22}) showing all steps.
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Focus on adjusting the exponents first for easier addition.

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