1. 2-9 Scientific Notation Warm Up Problem of the Day Lesson Presentation
Pre-Algebra
Warm Up
Problem of the Day
Lesson Presentation

2. 2-9 Scientific Notation Warm Up 1. 10 , 10 , 10 , 10 10 , 10 , 10 , 10
Pre-Algebra
2-9
Scientific Notation
Warm Up
Order each set of numbers from least to greatest.
, 10 , 10 , 10 4 –2 –1
10 , 10 , 10 , 10 4 –1 –2
2. 8 , 8 , 8 , 8 2 –2 3
8 , 8 , 8 , 8 3 2 –2
3. 2 , 2 , 2 , 2 3 –6 –4 1
2 , 2 , 2 , 2 3 1 –4 –6
, 5.2 , 5.2 , 5.2 2 9 –1 –2
5.2 , 5.2 , 5.2 , 5.2 9 2 –1 –2

3. Order the powers from least to greatest:
Problem of the Day
Order the powers from least to greatest:
26, 62, 360, 161
360, 161, 62, 26

4. Learn to express large and small numbers in scientific notation.

5. Vocabulary
scientific notation

6. An ordinary penny contains about 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms
An ordinary penny contains about 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms. The average size of an atom is about centimeters across.
The length of these numbers in standard notation makes them awkward to work with.
Scientific notation is a shorthand way of writing such numbers.

7. The table shows relationships between several powers of 10.
Each time you divide by 10, the exponent in the power decreases by 1 and the decimal point in the value moves one place to the left.
Each time you multiply by 10, the exponent in the power increases by 1 and the decimal point in the value moves one place to the right.

8. Powers of 10 are used when writing numbers in scientific notation
Powers of 10 are used when writing numbers in scientific notation. Scientific notation is a way to express numbers that are very large or very small. Numbers written in scientific notation are expressed as 2 factors. One factor is a number greater than or equal to 1. The other factor is a power of 10.

9. In scientific notation the number of atoms in a penny is 2
In scientific notation the number of atoms in a penny is 2.0  1022, and the size of each atom is 3.0  10–8 centimeters across.
The sign of the exponent tells which direction to move the decimal. A positive exponent means move the decimal to the right, and a negative exponent means move the decimal to the left.
Helpful Hint

10. Think: Move the decimal right 5 places. 135,000
Additional Example 1A: Translating Scientific Notation to Standard Notation
Write the number in standard notation.
A  105
1.35  10 5
10 = 100,000 5
1.35  100,000
Think: Move the decimal right 5 places.
135,000

11. Divide by the reciprocal.
Additional Example 1B: Translating Scientific Notation to Standard Notation Continued
Write the number in standard notation.
B. 2.7  10 –3
2.7  10 –3
10 = –3 1
1000
2.7  1
1000
2.7  1000
Divide by the reciprocal.
0.0027
Think: Move the decimal left 3 places.

12. Think: Move the decimal right 4 places.
Additional Example 1C: Translating Scientific Notation to Standard Notation Continued
Write the number in standard notation.
C. –2.01  104
–2.01  10 4
10 = 10,000 4
–2.01  10,000
–20,100
Think: Move the decimal right 4 places.

13. Write the number in standard notation.
Try This: Example 1A
Write the number in standard notation.
A  109
2.87  10 9
10 = 1,000,000,000 9
2.87  1,000,000,000
2,870,000,000
Think: Move the decimal right 9 places.

14. Write the number in standard notation.
Try This: Example 1B
Write the number in standard notation.
B. 1.9  10–5
1.9  10 –5 –5 1
10 =
100,000
1.9  1
100,000
1.9  100,000
Divide by the reciprocal.
Think: Move the decimal left 5 places.

15. Write the number in standard notation.
Try This: Example 1C
Write the number in standard notation.
C. –5.09  108
–5.09  108
10 = 100,000,000 8
–5.09  100,000,000
–509,000,000
Think: Move the decimal right 8 places.

16. Additional Example 2: Translating Standard Notation to Scientific Notation
Write in scientific notation.
Move the decimal to get a number between 1 and 10.
7.09
7.09  10
Set up scientific notation.
Think: The decimal needs to move left to change 7.09 to , so the exponent will be negative.
Think: The decimal needs to move 3 places.
So written in scientific notation is 7.09  10–3.
Check  10–3 = 7.09  =

17. Move the decimal to get a number between 1 and 10.
Try This: Example 2
Write in scientific notation.
Move the decimal to get a number between 1 and 10.
8.11
8.11  10
Set up scientific notation.
Think: The decimal needs to move left to change 8.11 to , so the exponent will be negative.
Think: The decimal needs to move 4 places.
So written in scientific notation is 8.11  10–4.
Check  10 = 8.11  = –4

18. Additional Example 3: Application
A pencil is 18.7 cm long. If you were to lay 10,000 pencils end to end, how many millimeters long would they be? Write the answer in scientific notation.
1 centimeter = 10 millimeters, so 18.7 centimeters = 187 millimeters
187 mm  10,000
Find the total length.
1,870,000 mm

19. Additional Example 3 Continued
1.87  10
Set up scientific notation.
Think: The decimal needs to move right to change 1.87 to 1,870,000, so the exponent will be positive.
Think: The decimal needs to move 6 places.
The 10,000 pencils would be 1.87  106 mm long, laid end to end. This is about one mile long.

20. Try This: Example 3
An oil rig can hoist 2,400,000 pounds with its main derrick. It distributes the weight evenly between 8 wire cables. What is the weight that each wire cable can hold? Write the answer in scientific notation.
Find the weight each cable is expected to hold by dividing the total weight by the number of cables.
2,400,000 pounds ÷ 8 cables = 300,000 pounds per cable
Each cable can hold 300,000 pounds.
Now write 300,000 pounds in scientific notation.

21. Try This: Example 3 Continued
3.0  10
Set up scientific notation.
Think: The decimal needs to move right to change 3.0 to 300,000, so the exponent will be positive.
Think: The decimal needs to move 5 places.
Each cable can hold 3.0  10 pounds. 5

22. Lesson Quiz
Write in standard notation.
 104
17,200
 10–3
0.0069
Write in scientific notation.
5.3  10–3
5.7  107
4. 57,000,000
5. A human body contains about 5.6 x microliters of blood. Write this number in standard notation.
5,600,000