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Scientific Notation

Image Source: http://wallpaperswa.com “Scientific Notation”, (also referred to as “Standard Form”), is used by Scientists to represent very large numbers, like the Distance between stars and planets, in a much simpler form. It is also used by Geographers and Economists … Continue reading

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Zero and Negative Exponents

Image Copyright 2013 by Passy’s World of Mathematics In the above screenshot, we are using Adobe Photoshop to shrink down a large digital camera photo to one quarter of its original size. We need to do this so that the … Continue reading

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Expanding Exponent Quotients

Image Source: http://www.philipvaughan.net Philip Vaughan is an amazing American Artist who Paints and Designs sculptures for public places. He describes his work as “hidden geometry”, and in the picture above he has expanded out metal into spheres by making many … Continue reading

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Exponents in the Real World

Exponents, Index Numbers, Powers, and Indices are used in lots of parts of our modern technological world. Exponents are used in Computer Game Physics, pH and Richter Measuring Scales, Science, Engineering, Economics, Accounting, Finance, and many other disciplines. Exponential Growth … Continue reading

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Expanding Exponent Products

Image Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org Hot air Balloons expand out to full size by filling them up with heated air. In this lesson we are doing a different type of expanding out; one which involves two or more terms inside brackets that … Continue reading

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