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Chapter 2 Sig. Fig.
Chapter 2 Sig. Fig.
Chapter 2 Sig. Fig.
4. To round off a positive number which is less than 1 to n significant figures, follow
the steps below:
1
7. EXERCISE
8. Round off each integer/decimal below, correct to the number of significant figures
given in brackets.
1. 58 793 (2)
2. 10 529 (3)
3. 10 970 (3)
4. 30 021 (4)
5. 102.75 (2)
6. 7.0534 (2)
7. 4 327.3 (3)
8. 70.998 (4)
9. 0.032841 (2)
10. 0.496381 (2)
11. 0.00070046 (3)
12. 0.60097432 (4)
13. 3.9965 (3)
14. 1 483.9 (3)
15. 0.00329967 (4)
16. 50 382 (2)
17.
18. STANDARD FORM
19. State positive numbers in the standard form.
1. When a positive number is expressed in the form
A 10n , where
1 A<10
and
standard form.
1
21.
22.
23.
2. To express a positive number greater than or equal to 10 in the standard form,
follow the steps below:
a) Shift the decimal point of the number to the left so that it becomes a number A,
where
1 A<10 .
b) Suppose the decimal point has been shifted n places to the left, then n is
positive.
c) Thus, the given number can be expressed as
A 10
,where n is a positive
value.
24.
25.
a) 834.69 =
8.3469 102
b) 6 700.3 =
6.7003 103
c) 34 985 =
3.4985 104
d) 8 070 =
8.07 103
26.
3. To express a positive number less than 1 in standard form, follow the steps below:
a) Shift the decimal point of the number to the right so that it becomes a number A,
where
1 A<10 .
b) Suppose the decimal point has been shifted n places to the right, then n is
negative.
c) Thus, the given number can be expressed as
value.
27.
28.
a) 0.00507 =
5.07 10
b) 0.03008 =
3.008 10
8 10
c) 0.0008 =
2.6 10
d) 0.002600 =
29.
30.
A 10
positive or negative.
a) If n is positive,shift the decimal point n places to the right.
b) If n is negative, shift the decimal point n places to the left.
31.
32.
Example: Express the following as a single number.
2
a)
7.068 10 =706.8
b)
c)
8.325 101=0.8325
d)
33.
34. EXERCISE
1. Express the following numbers in the standard form.
a)
5 008
b)
816 000
c)
130.06
d)
6287.40
35.
2. Express the following numbers in the standard form.
a) 0.0003708
b) 0.27385
c) 0.009
d) 0.05003
36.
3. Express the following as single numbers.
a)
4.83 10
b)
7.1369 10
c)
8.3 10
d)
9.5 106
37.
4. Rewrite each of the following in the standard form.
a)
309.6 102
b)
0.00387 105
c)
0.062 103
d)
8200 106
38.
5. A rectangle is
4.5 10 m
by
m .
Express
40.
7. The distance from the earth to the sun is
8
3 10 ms .
1.5 1011 m.
Find the time in seconds for the light to travel from the sun to the
42.
9. The scale of a map is given as 1: 500 000. Write in the standard form, the actual
distance in km, represented by 30 cm on the map.
43.
10.A computer can process
8 10