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When Apollo began, neither the United States nor the Soviet Union possessed a rocket powerful enough to send humans to the Moon and back. The United States developed the super-booster Moon Rocket. The thrust at lift off is reported to be 1.6 x 10 6 pounds. Express this number as standard form.
1,600,000
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What's 1.8 x 10 4 in standard form
18,000
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What is 100 in scientific notation?
1 x 10 2
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Solve. 9 x 10 2 * 8 x 10 3
17 X 10 6+1= 1.7 x 10 7
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Unscramble the words TSICNECIFI TNAONTIO
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
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The Apollo spacecraft set a new speed record en route from the Earth to the Moon. The Voyager spacecraft are the fastest vehicles in existence. The Apollo’s speed reached 20,000 mph. The Voyager’s speed reached 39,000 mph. This represented an increase of 19,000 mph. Express the increase in speed as an scientific notation.
1.9 x 10 4
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What's 2.5 x 10 -5 in standard form
.000025
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What is 25,000 in scientific notation?
2.5 x 10 4
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Solve. 2.5 x 10 2 * 5 x 10 10
7.5 x 10 20
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FILL IN THE BLANK 1_,000,000= ___ X 10 _
18,000,000= 1.8 X 10 7
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The Moon is 240,000 miles from the Earth. However, when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon in 1969 that only represented the trip to the Moon. Let’s don’t forget the trip back home. Express the round trip to and from the Moon in words standard form and scientific notation.
Standard form: 480,000 Scientific Notation: 4.8 x 10 5
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What's 9.8 x 10 12 in standard form?
9,800,000,000,000
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What is 300,000,000 in scientific notation?
3 x 10 8
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1.1 x 10 10 * 8.8 x 10 10
9.9 x 10 100
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When you multiply scientific notation, do you... A. Subtract the numbers, and divide the exponents B. Add the numbers, and multiply the exponents C. Multiply both the number and the exponents D. None of the above
B
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The cost of each new Apollo spacecraft was $170 million. Find the cost the 11 missions if each mission required a new spacecraft. Express the amount in standard form and scientific notation
$170 million x 11 = $1,870,000,000 Scientific notation: 1.87 x 10 9
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What is 9.9 x 10 -20
.000000000000000000099
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What is .0000000000099 in scientific notation?
9.9 x 10 -12
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Solve. 8 x 10 100 * 5 x 10 2
13 x 10 200 + 1= 1.3 x 10 201
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True or false .00000000000000000000000000000000012 is 1.2 X 10 34
False. 1.2 x 10 -34
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Astronauts collected moon dust samples. A lunar dust particle has a mass of .000000000753 kg. A sample of lunar dust contains 100 dust particles. Find its mass. Express the mass in scientific notation.
0.000000000753 x 100 = 0.0000000753 = 7.53 x 10-8 kg
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What is 20 x 10 6+1 in standard form?
20000000
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What is .000000000000000000000000000009 in scientific notation?
9 x 10 -30
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Solve. 10 x 10 2 * 50 x 10 20
60 x 10 40 + 1 = 6.1 x 10 41
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Unscramble the words GRLNDAA
RAGLAND