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4.7 Scientific Notation

4.7 Scientific Notation. Scientific Notation. A number written in scientific notation has the form c x 10 n where c is between 1 and 10 and n is an integer. Why use scientific notation?. We use scientific notation to write VERY large or VERY small numbers in simpler form.

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4.7 Scientific Notation

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  1. 4.7 Scientific Notation

  2. Scientific Notation A number written in scientific notation has the form c x 10n where c is between 1 and 10 and n is an integer.

  3. Why use scientific notation? We use scientific notation to write VERY large or VERY small numbers in simpler form.

  4. In the human eye, the retina contains rods and cones. The retina has about 120,000,000 rods and about 6,000,000 cones. The retina in your eye is .00013 meters thick.

  5. Write these numbers in scientific notation 120,000,000 1.2 x 108 6,000,000 6.0 x 106 .00013 1.3 x 10-4

  6. Write these numbers in standard form. 3.4 x 107 34,000,000 8.69 x 103 8,690 9.4 x 10-6 .0000094

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