Significant Figures Standard Form
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SIGNIFICANT FIGURES AND STANDARD
FORM
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
• Define the significant figures
• Determine the significant figures
• Identify the rounding off the significant figures
• Calculate the whole number and determine the significant figures.
• Identify and evaluate the Standard Form
• Perform the conversion of length and volume of liquid
Definition
Significant Figure Standard Form
• Another name for "Scientific
• Digits of a number that is
Notation", where a number is written
relevant to its precision.
in two parts:
• First: just the digits (with the decimal
point placed after the first digit),
EXAMPLE : • Followed by: ×10 to a power that
The number 13.2 is said to have 3 would put the decimal point back
significant figures. The number 13.20 where it should be.
is said to have 4 significant figures.
Significant
Figures
Determination Of Significant
Rounding Off Significant Figures
Figures
Non-Zero Zero occurring Rules
Digits between non- In Decimal
zero digits
Non-Zero Digits
All non-zero digits are significant:
312 : 3 significant figures
3149 : 4 significant figures
283.847 : 6 significant figures
Zero Occurring Between Non-Zero Digits
Zeros occurring between non-zero digits are
significant:
6003 : 4 significant figures
201 : 3 significant figures
98908 : 5 significant figures
In Decimal
In a decimal, zeros after the non-zero digits are
significant:
8.00 : 3 significant figures
99.0000 : 6 significant figures
10.00 : 4 significant figures
In a decimal, all zeros before a non-zero digit are not significant:
0.009 : 1 significant figures
0.01 : 1 significant figures
0.10 : 2 significant figures
EXERCISES
Rounding Off Significant Figures
Rules
CASE A: CASE B:
In rounding off numbers, the last In rounding off numbers, if the first
figure kept should be unchanged if figure dropped is 5, and all the
the first figure dropped is less than 5. figures following the five are zero or
EXAMPLE : if there are no figures after the
If only one decimal is to be kept, then 5, then the last figure kept should be
6.422 becomes 6.4. increased by 1 if that last figure is
odd.
EXAMPLE :
CASE C: For example, if only two decimals are
In rounding off numbers, the last figure to be kept, then 6.755000 becomes
kept should be increased by 1 if the first 6.76.
figure dropped is greater than 5.
EXAMPLE :
If only two decimals are to be kept, then
6.4872 becomes 6.49. Similarly, 6.997
becomes 7.00.
Standard Form:
Converting single number to
Standard Form
Standard Form:
Converting numbers in
Standard Form to Single
Numbers
Conversion
THE END
Please Do a Lot of Exercises
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