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scientific notation and normal numbers. Convert from Scientific Notation to Real Number: 5.14 x 105 = 514000.0 Scientific notation consists of a coefficient (here 5.14) multiplied by 10 raised to an exponent (here 5). To convert to a real number, start with the base and multiply by 5 tens like this: 5.14 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 514000.0. Multiplying by tens is easy: one simply moves the decimal point in the base (5.14) 5 places to the right, adding extra zeroes as needed. Convert from Real Number to Scientific Notation: 0.000345 = 3.45 x 10-4 Here we wish to write the number 0.000345 as a coefficient times 10 raised to an exponent. To convert to scientific notation, start by moving the decimal place in the number until you have a number between 1 and 10; here it is 3.45. The number of places to the left that you had to move the decimal point is the exponent. Here, we had to move the decimal 4 places to the right, so the exponent is -4. Convert 4.2 × 10–7 to decimal notation. Since the exponent on 10 is negative, you're looking for a small number. Since the exponent is a seven, you'll be moving the decimal point seven places. Since you need to move the point to get a small number, you'll be moving it to the left. The answer is 0.000 000 42 Addition and Subtraction: All numbers are converted to the same power of 10, and the digit terms are added or subtracted. Example: (4.215 x 10-2) + (3.2 x 10-4) = (4.215 x 10-2) + (0.032 x 10-2) = 4.247 x 10-2 Example: (8.97 x 104) - (2.62 x 103) = (8.97 x 104) - (0.262 x 104) = 8.71 x 104 Multiplication: The digit terms are multiplied in the normal way and the exponents are added. The end result is changed so that there is only one nonzero digit to the left of the decimal. Example: (3.4 x 106)(4.2 x 103) = (3.4)(4.2) x 10(6+3) = 14.28 x 109 = 1.4 x 1010 (to 2 significant figures) Example: (6.73 x 10-5)(2.91 x 102) = (6.73)(2.91) x 10(-5+2) = 19.58 x 10-3 = 1.96 x 10-2 (to 3 significant figures) Division: The digit terms are divided in the normal way and the exponents are subtracted. The quotient is changed (if necessary) so that there is only one nonzero digit to the left of the decimal. Example: (6.4 x 106)/(8.9 x 102) = (6.4)/(8.9) x 10(6-2) = 0.719 x 104 = 7.2 x 103 (to 2 significant figures) Example: (3.2 x 103)/(5.7 x 10-2) = (3.2)/(5.7) x 103-(-2) = 0.561 x 105 = 5.6 x 104 (to 2 significant figures) Powers of Exponentials: The digit term is raised to the indicated power and the exponent is multiplied by the number that indicates the power. Example: (2.4 x 104)3 = (2.4)3 x 10(4x3) = 13.824 x 1012 = 1.4 x 1013 (to 2 significant figures) Example: (6.53 x 10-3)2 = (6.53)2 x 10(-3)x2 = 42.64 x 10-6 = 4.26 x 10-5 (to 3 significant figures) Roots of Exponentials: Change the exponent if necessary so that the number is divisible by the root. Remember that taking the square root is the same as raising the number to the one-half power. Example: Example: