Mathematics Form 4

CHAPTER 1: STANDARD FORM

1.0

Significant Figures

Round off numbers to the significant figures.

NUMBER

1 SIGNIFICANT
FIGURES

2 SIGNIFICANT
FIGURES

3 SIGNIFICANT
FIGURES

6.241

6.2

6.24

5.1265

5.1

5.13

17.109

20

17

17.1

2473

2000

2500

2470

1935

2000

1900

1940

87206

90000

8700

87200

0.8731

0.9

0.87

0.873

0.6108

0.6

0.61

0.611
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0.008621

0.009

0.0086

0.00862

0.05104

0.05

0.051

0.0510

2.0

Standard Form

23

2 3

621

6 2 1

(+1)

= 2.3 x 10

(+2)

= 6.21 x 10
= 7.351 x 10

7351 =

7 3 5 1

0.47

0. 4 7 (-1) = 4.7 x 10

(+3)

0.073 =

0. 0 7 3 (-2)

0.00312

= 0. 0 3 1 2 (-3) = 3.12 x 10

2.1

= 7.3 x 10

Standard Form To Single Number

5.72 x 10

= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5. 7 2

(+3)

= 0.00572

7.13 x 10

= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. 1 3

(+6)

= 0.00000713

3.221 x 10

= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3. 2 2 1

(+5)

= 0.00003221

4.19 x 10

= 4. 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(-4)

= 41900

7.23 x 10

= 7. 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(-3)

= 7230

5.291 x 10

= 5. 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(-6)

= 5291000

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3.0

Finding Value

Addition ( + )
1) 3.5 x 10 + 7.18 x 10
[ 3.5 x 10 ] + [ 7.18 x 10 ]
3.5 x 10
3)

+ 718 x 10

3.5 x 10

+ 718 x 10

7. 1 8

(-2) = x 10 (5-2 =

[ 3.5 + 718 ] x 10
721.5 x 10

7 2 1. 5

(+2) = (3+2 =5)

7.215 x 10

2) 4 x 10 + 8.5 x 10
[ 4 x 10 ] + [ 8.5 x 10 ]
4 x 10 + 8.5 x 10
7+2 = -5)

8 . 5 x 10

(+2)

= 0.085 x 10 (-

[ 4 x 10 ] + [ 0.085 x 10 ]
[4 + 0.085 ] x 10
4.085 x 10

Multiply ( X )
3) 3.6 x 10

X 5.2 x 10

[ 3.6 x 10 ] x [ 5.2 x 10

[ 3.6 x 5.2 ] x [ 10 x 10 ]
18.72 x 10

(-2+5 = 3)
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18.72 x 10

18.72

( +1) = ( 3 +1 = 4)

1.872 x 10

4) 2.36 x 10

X 5 x 10

[ 2.36 x 5 ] x [ 10 x 10 ]
11.8 x 10

(-3+5 = 2)

11.8 x 10

1 1.8

(+1) = (2+1 = 3)

1.18 x 10

Divide ( - )
5)

7.12 x 10
0.2 x 10
7.12
0.2

35.6 x [ 10

/ 10 ]

[3-6 = -3]

35.6 x 10
3 5 . 6 x 10

(+1)

(-3+1 = -2)

3.56 x 10