{"id":3324,"date":"2022-01-02T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oryxlearning.com\/company\/?page_id=3324"},"modified":"2022-03-04T13:47:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T13:47:29","slug":"scientific-notation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oryxlearning.com\/learn\/scientific-notation\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Notation"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1633364343825{background-image: url(https:\/\/oryxlearning.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-min-scaled.jpg?id=2121) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_id=”bg-sec”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” el_class=”faaaq”][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” el_class=”topheadingg”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”2283″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text]\n
Scientific Notation<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”headingnew”]Concept[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Convert a number in standard form to scientific notation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”headingnew”]Rules[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Rules of writing a number in scientific notation<\/a>:
\n-If the number is greater than or equal to 1, the power of ten is positive.
\n-If the number is between 0 and 1, the power of ten is negative.
\nSteps to writing a number in scientific notation:
\n1. Determine, using rules above, if the exponent is going to be positive or negative.
\n2. If the exponent is going to be positive, move the decimal to the left until one number is to the left of the decimal.
\n3. If the exponent is going to be negative, move the decimal to the right until one non-zero number is to the left of the decimal.
\n4. Count the number of spaces moved, as it will be your new exponent.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”headingnew”]Example[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Write in scientific notation.
\n<\/strong><\/span>250,000[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”headingnew”]Solution[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Scientific notation is where numbers are written as a product of a number between 1 and 10 times a power of 10. To make the number in this format, move the decimal point 5 places to the left. The original number is more than ten. Thus the power of 10 is 5
\n250,000 = 2.5 x 105<\/sup><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”headingnew”]Practice Scientific Notation[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner el_class=”boxxborder”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n
Practice Problem 1<\/h5>\n

Write in scientific notation.
\n<\/strong><\/span>0.0000037<\/strong>
\n\"Scientific<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2159″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/en.oryxlearning.com\/question\/maths\/8th-grade\/scientific-notation”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_row_inner el_class=”boxxborder”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n

Practice Problem 2<\/h5>\n

Aaron runs 100<\/sup> km every day. His friend Alison runs 5 \u00d7\u00a010-1<\/sup> km every day. Who runs less?<\/strong><\/span>
\n\"Scientific<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2159″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/en.oryxlearning.com\/question\/maths\/8th-grade\/scientific-notation”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_row_inner el_class=”boxxborder”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n

Practice Problem 3<\/h5>\n

Evaluate and give the answer in scientific notation.
\n<\/strong><\/span>1.2 \u00d7 10-6<\/sup>\u00a0\u2219 6.25 \u00d7 10-2<\/sup><\/strong>
\n\"Scientific<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2159″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/en.oryxlearning.com\/question\/maths\/8th-grade\/computing-with-scientific-notation”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_row_inner el_class=”boxxborder”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n

Practice Problem 4<\/h5>\n

Evaluate and give the answer in scientific notation.
\n<\/strong><\/span>\"Scientific
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2159″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/en.oryxlearning.com\/question\/maths\/8th-grade\/computing-with-scientific-notation”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_row_inner el_class=”boxxborder”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n

Practice Problem 5<\/h5>\n

Robert has\u00a03.5\u00a0\u00d7 10-2<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0kg\u00a0of gummy bears. He eats 0.005 kg. How much gummy bears he had left?<\/span><\/strong>
\nWrite the answer in scientific notation.
\n\"Scientific<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2159″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/en.oryxlearning.com\/question\/maths\/8th-grade\/computing-with-scientific-notation”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1633369011398{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_row_inner el_class=”stickynotee”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2265″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1633509989314{border-radius: 10px !important;}” el_class=”stickypin”][vc_column_text]Scientific notation:<\/strong> When a number is written as the product of a factor and an integer power of 10. The factor must be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.<\/p>\n

Standard notation<\/strong> is the normal way of writing numbers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”boxxborder2″]Pre-requisite Skills<\/strong><\/span>
\nWrite Exponents<\/span><\/a>
\nPowers and Exponents<\/span><\/a>
\nPowers of Monomials<\/span><\/a>
\nNegative Exponents<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”boxxborder2″ css=”.vc_custom_1635247333020{border-top-width: 7px !important;border-right-width: 7px !important;border-bottom-width: 7px !important;border-left-width: 7px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;border-left-color: #333399 !important;border-right-color: #333399 !important;border-top-color: #333399 !important;border-bottom-color: #333399 !important;border-radius: 35px !important;}”]Related Skills<\/strong><\/span>
\nEvaluate exponents<\/span><\/a>
\nMultiply and Divide Monomials<\/span><\/a>
\nRoots<\/span><\/a>
\nEstimate Roots<\/span><\/a>
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