The Rules for Significant Figures
1. How many significant figures are there in each of the following numbers?
(a) 2.175(b) 0.2175(c) 0.0075(d) 89400(e) 0.00046(f) 12.0500
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(a) 2.175⇒4 significant figures(b) 0.2175⇒4 significant figures(c) 0.0075⇒2 significant figures(d) 89400⇒3 significant figures(e) 0.00046⇒2 significant figures(f) 12.0500⇒6 significant figures
2. Write in scientific notation.
(a) 24.86(b) 2.486(c) 0.2486(d) 0.002486(e) 0.073(f) 0.0086(g) 0.934(h) 7(i) 6.843250(j) 0.00056857(k) 62500(l) 3001
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(a) 24.86=2.486×101(b) 2.486=2.486×100(c) 0.2486=2.486×10−1(d) 0.002486=2.486×10−3(e) 0.073=7.3×10−2(f) 0.0086=8.6×10−3(g) 0.934=9.34×10−1(h) 7=7×100(i) 6.843250=6.843250×100(j) 0.00056857=5.6857×10−4(k) 62500=6.25×104(l) 3001=3.001×103
3. Write each number in ordinary decimal form.
(a) 7.84×104(b) 7.89×10−4(c) 2.25×105(d) 4.01×10−3
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(a) 7.84×104=78400(b) 7.89×10−4=0.000789(c) 2.25×105=225000(d) 4.01×10−3=0.00401
4. Simplify and give the answers in scientific notation.
(a) 2.3×102+1.7×102(b) 4.6×10−3−2.5×10−3(c) (4.5×106)×(1.5×10−2)(d) 7.6×1051.9×10−2
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(a) 2.3×102+1.7×102 =(2.3+1.7)×102 =4.0×102(b) 4.6×10−3−2.5×10−3 =(4.6−2.5)×10−3 =2.1×10−3(c)(4.5×106)×(1.5×10−2) =(4.5×1.5)×106−2 =6.8×104(d)7.6×1051.9×10−2 =4.0×105+2 =4.0×107
5. Compute using scientific notation.
(a) 2.5×1020.25×0.002(b) 33,000,000×0.41.1×30(c) 50×0.014×0.3010500(d) 7000×80×300400
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(a) 2.5×1020.25×0.002 =2.5×1022.5×10−1×2.0×10−3 =12×102+1+3 =0.5×106 =5.0×105(b) 33,000,000×0.41.1×30 =3.3×107×4.0×10−11.1×3.0×101 =3.3×4.03.3×107−1−1 =4.0×105(c)50×0.014×0.3010500 =5.0×101×1.4×10−2×3.0×10−11.05×104 =5.0×1.4×3.01.05×101−2−1−4 =2.1×101.05×10−6 =2×10−5(d)7000×80×300400 =7×103×8×101×3×1024×102 =7×8×34×103+2+1−2 =42×104 =4.2×105
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