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Mathematics
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F4 Maths
1
10/1/14 (Fri)

1.1 Significant Figure

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11.15am-1.15pm

1.1 Significant Figure

Significant figures are the relevant digits in
an integer or a decimal number which has
been rounded off to a certain degree of
accuracy, e.g.
787 = 790 (2 significant figures).
Notes:In rounding off positive numbers to a given
number of significant figures, the significance
of zero is as shown below.
(a) All non-zero digits are significant.
Example
i) 67

Example
i)3.60

ii) 26.00
(d) All zeros before any non-zero digit in a
decimal are not significant.
Example
i) 0.9
ii) 0.08060

ii)

92.29
(e) All zeros after any non-zero digit in a
whole number are not significant unless
stated otherwise.
Example
i) 20 (1 sig. fig.)

(b) All zeros between non-zero digits are

significant.
Example
i)4.08

ii) 9006

(c) All zeros after any non-zero digit in a

decimal are significant.

ii) 200 (1 sig. fig.)

Exercise
1 Round off the following, correct to 3
significant figures.
(a) 6.229

(g) 0.006497

(b) 99.45

(h) 0.02096

2 State the number of significant figures in

each
of the following numbers.
(a) 700008
(c) 709.3
(b) 5.00

(d) 8996

(c) 0.02080

(d) 0.678
(e) 0.8429
(e) 30.090

(f) 8000
(f) 0.06025

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3. Complete the following table.

Numbers

1.s.f

e)

850
25 x32

Round off to
2.s.f
3.s.f

a) 69 304
b) 8978
c) 675.4
d) 10.95
e) 0.8791
f) 0.001618

f)

0.00168

4. Find the value of each of the following,

stating your answer correct to 2 significant
figures.
a) 9.658x3.2 + 6.248
5 The length and breadth of a rectangle are
11.5 cm and 9.5 cm respectively. Calculate
the area of the rectangle, stating your answer
correct to 3 significant figures.

b) 1.254 0.03 6.2549

6 A box contains 6 cans. Each can has a mass

of 505 g. The box has a mass of 60 g. Find
the total mass, in g, of the 6 cans and the
box,
stating your answer correct to 2 significant
figures.

c) 85.22 x 0.0663 76.369

d)

15.624
0.4

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significant figures.
Answer
1 (a) 6.23 (b) 99.5
(c) 709 (d) 9000
(e) 0.843 (f) 0.0603
(g) 0.00650 (h) 0.0210

A 8600
B 8601

2 (a) 6 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 3
(e) 5 (f) 1

5. Round off 40.782 to three significant

figures.

3 (a) 70000,69000,69300
(b) 9000,9000,8980
(c) 700,680,675
(d) 10, 11, 11.0
(e) 0.9,0.88,0.879
(f) 0.002, 0.0016, 0.00162
4 (a) 37
(c) 400
(e) 1.1
5 109cm2
6 3100 g

C 86000
D 86010

(b) 36
(d) 39
(f) 0.041

A 40.7

C 40.800

B 40.8

D 41.0

6. Round off 66.98 correct to three

significant figures.
A 66
B 67

C 66.9
D 67.0

SPM Practice
1. Round off 0.0866 correct to two
significant figures.
A 0.08
B 0.09

7. Round off 0.0476 correct to two

significant figures.

C 0.086
D 0.087

A 0.04
B 0.05

2. 75863 correct to three significant figures.

A 758
B 759

8. Round off 0.06209 correct to three

significant figures.

C 75800
D 75900

A 0.06
B 0.062

3. Round off 0.09109 correct to three

significant figures.
A 0.09
B 0.091

C 0.0620
D 0.0621

9. Each of the following numbers

is expressed correct to two significant
figures except

C 0.0910
D 0.0911

4. Round off 86 009 correct to four

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C 0.047
D 0.048

A 6.0
B 0.70

C 0.03
D 0.045

10 Which of the following numbers

is expressed correct to three significant
figures?
A 0.089
B 0.0809

2. Write the following numbers in standard

form.
(a) 0.9233

C 4.860
D 76.50

Notes:1. It is convenient to write very large numbers

or very small numbers in standard form or
scientific notation.

(b) 0.0463

2. A number expressed in standard form is

written as Ax10n , where 1 A < 10 and
n is a positive or a negative integer.

(c) 0.0005452
1.2a Expressing Positive Numbers in
Standard Form
Exercise
1. Write the following numbers in standard
form.
(a) 4833

1.2b Convert Numbers in Standard Form

To Single Numbers
Exercise
1. Express the following in single numbers.
(a) 3.06 x l03

(b) 91584

(c) 680000

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(b) 6.228 x l0-4

1.2c Computation of Numbers in Standard

Form

3. Calculate the values of the following,

expressing your answers in standard form.
(a)7.5 x l03 x 2.2 x l02

Exercise
1. Find the values of the following, expressing
your answers in standard form.
(a) 4.3 x l05+3.8 x l05

(b)

7.2 x105
6 x102

(b) 7.8 x l0-2 - 3.5 x l0-2

5.6 x 4000
, expressing your
8 x106
answer in standard form.

3. Calculate

2. Find the values of the following, expressing

your answers in standard form.
(a) 4.6 x l06+ 5 x l05

1.2d Solving Problems involving Standard

Form
(b) 6.4 x 10-4 8 x 10-5
Exercise
1. A rectangle measures 3.2 x 105 cm and
6 x 104 cm. Find
(a) its perimeter, in cm,

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7.2 x10 )
Evaluate (

6 2

. giving your
3 x1010
answer in standard form.

(b) its area, in cm2.

Express your answers in standard
form.

5 Calculate the value of 0.0052146,

900
giving your answer in standard form.
2. Express 703 866 km2 in standard
form, correct to three significant
figures,
(a) in km2,

(b) in m2.

1 Quadratic Expressions
Notes:1. Quadratic expressions are expressions
which
fulfill the following characteristics:
(a) have only one variable
(b) have 2 as the highest power of the
variable

169 x107
giving
64 x103
your answer in standard form.

3 Calculate the value of

2 Quadratic with three terms are

of the form ax2 + bx + c, where
a 0, b 0 and c 0, e.g. 2x2 + 3x + 5.
3 The following are also quadratic
expressions:
(a) with two terms, e.g. 2x2 + 4x, c = 0
(b) with one term, e.g. 5p2, b = c = 0

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2.1a Identify quadratic expressions

(i)

Exercise 2.1a

1
1
y y2
4
7

1. State whether each of the following is a

quadratic expression in one variable.
(a) 3m 2
2. Find the product of the following pairs of
Linear expressions.

(b) 6 x 3

(a) (i) m ( m )

(c) 15m 2 n 2

(d) k 2 3

(ii) p ( p + 1)

(e) 3h 2 11h + 2

(iii) q ( q 2 )

(f) 2 8d 2

(g)

1
1
m+2
2
m
(iv) 3x ( x 5 )

(h) 0.5 f 2 + 8 f 0.1

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(v)

(x) x ( 2 2 x )

1
d ( 2d + 8 )
2

(b) (i) ( x + 7 ) ( x 3)

2
(vi) 6 m 9

(ii) ( x 1) ( x + 2 )
1
1
(vii) 12h h +
2
4

(iii) ( x 5 ) ( x + 3)

(ix) n ( 4n )

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(iv) ( p 4 ) ( p 1)
p

(viii) + 4 ( 2 p + 6 )
2

(v) ( m + 2 ) ( m + 3)

(ix) ( 3 x ) ( 5 3 x )

(x) ( 2 5 x ) ( 5 x + 1)

(vi) ( 2m + 1) ( m + 5 )

(vii) ( 3 p 2 ) ( 4 p + 1)

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Answer
1 (a) Yes
(c) No
(e) Yes
(g) No
(i) Yes

(b) No
(d) Yes
(f) Yes
(h) Yes
(i) Yes

c) ( 3 x )

2 (a) (i) m2
(ii) p2 + p
(iii) q2 + 2q
(iv) 3x2 + 15x
(v) d2 + 4d
(vi) 6m2 - 54
(vii) 3h2+6h
(viii) 4f-0.5f2
(ix) -4n2
(x) 2x2+2x
(b) (i) x2+4x-21
(ii) x2-3x-2
(iii) x2-2x-15
(iv) p2-5p+4
(v) -m2 - m + 6
(vi) 2m2+ 11m+5
(vii) 12p2-5p - 2
(viii) p2+11p+24
(ix) 15+14x+3x2
(x) -25x2+5x+2

d) ( 5 3y )

Exercise 2.1b
1. Expand the following algebraic expressions.
a) ( x 2 )

e) ( p 2 )

b) ( x + 2 )

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f) ( 2 p 1)

g) ( 2h + 5 )

4. Write a quadratic expression to represent

the area, in cm2, of each of the following
figures.

h) ( 3m 2 )

i) n +
2

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