Calculating Scientific Notation

How To

100

What keys do you press to symbolize x10?

2nd and ,

200

What does the number after E represent?

How many places the decimal is moved

300

How do you make a really small number?

Make the number after E negative.

400

How do you make a really big number?

Make the number after the E positive

500

What is most important when multiplying or dividing numbers in scientific notation?

PARENTHESIS

Really Small Numbers

100

(1.37x10^-5)

.0000137

200

(2.29x10^-8)

.0000000229

300

(3.45x10^-6)

.00000345

400

(2.93x10^-8)

.0000000293

500

(5.27x10^-17)

.0000000000000000527

Really Big Numbers

100

(4.29x10⁷)

42900000

200

(4.39x10⁹)

4390000000

300

(7.35x10¹¹)

735000000000

400

(3.85x10¹⁵)

3850000000000000

500

(4.63x10²³)

463000000000000000000000

Standard to Scientific

100

2630000000

2.63x10⁹

200

.000000742

7.42x10^-7

300

6230000000000

6.23x10¹²

400

.000000000000465

4.65x10^-15

500

487000000000000000000

4.87x10²⁰

Multiplying Scientific Notation

100

(3.38x10¹¹)(5.27x10^-4)

1.78x10⁸

200

(9.46x10¹⁷)(4.38x10¹²)

1.14x10³⁰

300

(2.27x10⁵)(6.36x10¹⁶)

1.44x10²²

400

(-5.78x10¹²)(2.58x10¹⁴)

-1.49x10²⁷

500

(-3.28x10²⁰)(-5.38x10^-12)

1.77x10⁹