12
Power of Ten Notation
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For very large and very small numbers
–
35 000 = 3.5
×
10
4
or 35
×
10
3
–
458 000 = 4.58
×
10
5
or 458
×
10
3
–
0.000 042 = 4.2
×
10
-5
or 42
×
10
-6
–
0.000 159 = 1.59 x 10
-4
or 159 x 10
-6
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