(0:01)What is Standard Form?: Standard form expresses very large or small numbers in the format $a \times 10^n$, where $a$ is between 1 and 10. It’s also known as the Scientific Notation.
(0:18)How to Write Numbers in Standard Form: Move the decimal point to make a number between 1 and 10. For example, 26,000 becomes $2.6 \times 10^4$ by moving the decimal 4 places.
(1:40)Calculating Numbers in Standard Form: Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents. For instance, $(2 \times 10^7) \times (8 \times 10^{-12})$ simplifies to $16 \times 10^{-5}$. But be careful, you need to adjust the result to be $1.6 \times 10^{-4}$.
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1) What is Standard Form
2) Writing 0.007 in Standard Form
3) Writing 384000 in Standard Form
4) Calculating with Standard Form
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