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Fix, scientific notation and norm
Remember!
When you want to cancel fix or scientific notation choose Norm2. Refer to page 5 for fix
and scientific notation procedures.
1.
Express 65 123 in scientific notation with 2 significant figures.
2.
Express
3
6.8 10
´
without using scientific notation. (Hint! Press 6.8
OK
3
then set the calculator to Norm2.)
3.
Express
6
3.25 10
´
without using scientific notation.
4.
Write 4.6349 correct to 2 decimal places.
5.
Determine the value of 16.8731 correct to 1 decimal place.
6.
Find the value of 175 correct to 2 decimal places.
7.
Calculate the value of
2
3
8.61 10
9.356 10
´
´
´
in scientific notation with two
significant figures.
8.
What is the value of 8.3 2.5
´
? Express your answer as a decimal.
9.
Find the value of
(
)
2
11.75 correct to two decimal places.
10.
What is the value of
5
4
4.1 10
(8.75 10 )
´
¸
´
correct to the nearest whole number?
11.
The calculation
(
)
3
1.07
$1260
´
gives the value of an investment in 3 years time.
Calculate the value of the investment in 3 years time correct to the nearest cent.
12.
Calculate the value of 2
rh
p
when
r
= 17.6 and
h
= 11.8. Express your answer
correct to 1 decimal place.
13.
The screen capture shows a calculation.
A
How do you know the calculator is set in scientific notation, not Norm1 or 2?
B
How many significant figures is the calculator set to display?
C
Express the answer without any rounding or scientific notation.
Answers
1
4
6.5 10
´
2
6800
3
3 250 000
4
4.63
5
16.9
6
13.23
7
6
8.1 10
´
8
20.75
9
138.06
10
5
11
$1543.55
12
1304.9
13 A
SCI is at the top of the screen
B
2
C
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