scitific notation (1 Viewer)

[simon_hitchcock]

can someone please tell me what exactly scitific notation is, with an example would be good

 

[smallcattle]

100 write in scientific notation is 1 x 10^2

 

[mizz_smee]

short way of writing a really long numer
179000000000 would go to 1.79x10^11
because you are moving the decimal 11 places to ther right
0.00000000345 would go to 3.45x10^-9
coz it goes 9 places to the left

 

[simon_hitchcock]

sorry i ment sinifican figues

 

[alex tonkin]

bullshit u fuckin nerds dont u know wat it is??? fuckin hell its one day before the exam i think ur mistaking this mathematics 2 units for general.. if not...

 

[smallcattle]

4.354234 in 3 significant figure is 4.35

0.432343 "" "" is 0.432
0.0000040204 """" is 0.00000402

 

[ilovechildren]

scientific notation means the limiting value that needs to be added to make the some undefinate. Eg (2x + 3y -20) would have a scientific notationb of 5

 

[superbird]

say for 3 significant figures...

0.0493 has 3 sig. figures
3.45 has 3 sig. figures

im pretty sure thats rite

 

[simon_hitchcock]

Please click one of the Quick Reply icons in the posts above to activate Quick Reply.t round so that there is 1 number infront of the decimal place

 

[mizz_smee]

yes thats right

 

[alex tonkin]

scientific notation means the limiting value that needs to be added to make the some undefinate. Eg (2x + 3y -20) would have a scientific notationb of 5

ilovechildren is completely right learn from someone who knows what there doing

 

[simon_hitchcock]

sweet thanks for yas help i think ive got the 2unit cousrse down pat now

 

[simon_hitchcock]

good luck to u's all