Download Scientific Notation and Computations and more Study notes Algebra in PDF only on Docsity! MA 15200 Lesson 4 Section P.2 (part 2) and Section P.3 (part 1) I Writing Numbers in Scientific Notation A number is written in scientific notation when it is in the form 10na where 1 10a and n is an integer. If the original number is 10 or greater, the exponent of the base 10 will be positive. If the original number is less than 1, the exponent of the base 10 will be negative. If the original number is at least 1, but less than 10, the exponent of the base 10 will be zero. A positive exponent of 10 corresponds to a 10 or larger number. A negative exponent of 10 corresponds to a decimal number (less than 1). Ex 1: Write each standard number in scientific notation. a) It has been estimated that in the year 2020, the world population will be approximately 7,516,000,000 (Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Data Base) b) A grain of sand has a mass of 0.0648 grams. Ex 2: Write each scientific notation number as a standard number. a) The lightest known particle in the universe, a neutrino has a maximum mass of 36108.1 kg. (Source: Guinness Book of World Records, 2004) b) A ton of 5-dollar bills is worth 61054.4$ . II Computations with Scientific Notation Multiply or Divide the Numeral parts. Use the Product or Quotient Rules of Exponents with the base 10. ‘Re-adjust’ if necessary to write number in scientific notation. If directed, convert scientific notation to a standard decimal number. Ex 3: Use scientific notation to simplify these computations. Write answers in scientific notation and in decimal notation. a) 4 8(3.8 10 )(4.1 10 ) 1 b) 48,000 0.00032 c) 00018.0 )000,212)(000,000,000,45( d) (65,000)(45,000) (250,000)(0.00001) Ex 4: Use scientific notation to solve these application problems. a) The mass on one proton is 1.67248 2410 gram. Find the mass of one billion of these protons. b) A sheet of plastic shrink wrap has a thickness of 0.00015 mm. The sheet is 1200 mm by 79 mm. Find the volume of the sheet in cubic mm. c) In a certain country, taxes for 2008 of 12$1.8 10 were collected. If there were 244 million people, what was the average amount of taxes per 2
