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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why do we use scientific notation, and what are the parts of an expression written in scientific notation?

OpenStudy (tootsi123):

scientific notation is used for displaying very large numbers with fewer digits it is used to correctly write the accuracy of your work.. say if you started with 3 sig figs and get a number such as 3434000.... you can only use the 3 sig figs to maintain the correct accuracy 3.43x10^6

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