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AC9M9M02 — Year 9 Measurement

Official Curriculum Content Description:

solve problems involving very small and very large measurements, time scales and intervals expressed in scientific notation

Worked Examples (1)

Example 1Scientific Notation
Write 0.000120.00012 in scientific notation.
Correct Answer:1.2×10−41.2 \times 10^{-4}
Worked Solution:
Shift the decimal point 4 places to get a number between 1 and 10: 1.2×10−41.2 \times 10^{-4}.

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