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Worksheet 0A: Scientific Notation

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    1. Express the following numbers in scientific notation

    1. 4051 m
    2. 0.0169 s
    3. 0.00090 cm
    4. 901 s

    2. Express the following numbers in decimal form

    1. \(5.055 \times 10^2 \; \rm{m}\)
    2. \(6.10 \times 10^{‐3}\; \rm{g}\)
    3. \(2.12 \times 10^3 \;\rm{s}\)
    4. \(4.00 \times 10^4 \;\rm{mL}\)

    3. Do the following calculations

    1. \((1.71 \times 10^3) \times (2.0 \times 10^2) =\)
    2. \(\dfrac{1.64 \times 10^{‐2}}{1.2 \times 10^{‐2}} =\)
    3. \(1.842 \times 10^{‐3} + 2.22 \times 10^{‐2} =\)
    4. \(3.4 \times 10^5 – 2.42 \times 10^4 =\)

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