Scientific Notation – Examples, PDF

When we work with big, immeasurable digits, whether rational or irrational numbers, understanding the mathematical problem becomes too hard the solution can come up as impossible. Because of the brilliant brains who created it, working with very large or tiny numbers is much less of a challenge in the scientific and engineering fields using Scientific Notation.

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What is Scientific Notation?

The presentation of very big or extremely tiny numbers in a more user-friendly format is a scientific method expressed in mathematics known as scientific notation. We all know that the full numbers may go on forever, but it would be impossible to write down numbers so large. The millions place following the decimal point also required a more compact representation. As a result, it is challenging to show only a few integers in their enlarged form. We thus use scientific notation.

How to do Scientific Notation

When positive real numbers are multiplied by a power of 10, the result is expressed in scientific notation. Here’s how to do it step by step.

Step 1: Figure out the power of 10

When calculating numbers through multiplication or division using scientific notation, we must keep in mind the rules for standard forms of exponents since they are a component of the number (10 raised to a power). Consider this: “How many places can I move the decimal point?” to determine the power of 10.

Step 2: Move the decimal point

To get a number between 1 and 10 (including fractions), move the decimal point. In other words, you should place your decimal after the first non-zero integer.

Step 3: Count the number of decimal places moved in Step 1

The count is positive if the decimal point was shifted to the left. The count becomes negative if the decimal point is shifted to the right.

Step 4: Check the number

After changing the number to Scientific Notation, just make sure the “digits” component is between 1 and 10. It may be 1, but never 10.

FAQs

Scientific notation is very useful when working with larger or smaller numbers. This is especially true when the value contains several zeroes, such as 2,000,000,000,000 or 0.0000002. Instead of spending time counting out all the zeroes, you may quickly grasp such numbers by looking at them using scientific notation. You can keep practicing using math worksheets, or multiplication worksheets if you’re a student, or make use of math lesson plans if you’re a teacher.