CHAPTER 1 STANDARD FORM (A) SIGNIFICANT FIGURE (Angka Bererti) 1. Significant figure are the relevant digits in an integer or a decimal which is rounced off to acertain degree of accuracy. 2. Rules of finding out the number of significant figures in a given number RULE eg 1, All non-zero digit are significant 2) 5.671 4 s.£) b) 128 Gs.f) 2, Zeros between non-zero digit are significant. | 2) 8.004 (4 s.£) 6) 80 002 5£) 3, Zeros after anon-zero digit ina decimal are | 2)3.10(3s£) significant, 6) 750.00 (5 .£) 4. Zeros before a non-zero digit ina decimal — | a) 0.203 (3s) are not significant, b) 0.00802 sf) 5, Zeros after anoa-digit in awhole umber | 19762000 2 s.£) ‘May or may not be significant, depending on | 1976=2000 (1 s.£) The specified degree of accuracy. (B) STANDARD FORM 1. Standard form is a way of expressing a number in the form A x 10s, whore 1, < A < 10 and nis an integer. 2. Standard form is also known as scientific notation. Practice 1 State each of the following decimals in standerd form. (@ 338 (b) 980000 (©) 21.20 @ 10 answers (@) 338 =3.38 x 10? (b) 980000 =9.8 x 10° (©) 2120 =212« 10 @w =1x10Practice 2 State each of the following decimals in standard form (@) 0.0112 (b) 0.000907 (©) 0.00001 answers (0012 =112 10? (&) 0.000907 = 9.07 x 19% (©) 0.00001 =1x 10° Practice 3 Convert each of the following numbers in standard form to a single number. (@ 3.01 x 10? (b) 1.81 x 107 (©) 4.05 x 10° ()5.44x 10° (©) 6.123% 10+ @211x 10 (a) 3.01% 10? = 301 (b) 181% 10? = 00181 (©) 4.05x 10° = 405000 (d) 5.44% 10° = 5440 (©) 6.123 10% = 0.006123 @21Mx10 = 211