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Convert numbers greater than 1 from standard form/scientific notation.

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Write the following numbers in decimal notation.

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Part a)

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A number is in scientific notation if it is written as a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by some power of 10. For example:

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\\[1.234\\times 10^6, \\quad \\text{and} \\quad 3.01\\times 10^{-3}\\]

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are both in scientific notation.

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Part b)

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A number is in scientific notation if it is written as a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by some power of 10. For example:

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\\[1.234\\times 10^6, \\quad \\text{and} \\quad 3.01\\times 10^{-3}\\]

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are both in scientific notation.

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Recall that multiplying by powers of 10 moves digits to the left, for example multiplying a number by $10^\\var{pow1}$ (which is the same as multiplying by $\\var{10^pow1}$) moves the digits $\\var{pow1}$ places to the left, to make the number bigger. In particular:

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\\[\\var{dec1}\\times 10^\\var{pow1}= \\var{q1}\\]

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Note there is a decimal point at the end of this number, but we do not usually write it.

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