The use of Standard Form reduces the number of digits we need to write. The order n can be any positive or negative whole number, and is the number of times a must be multiplied by 10 to equal the very large or very small number that we are writing.Ģ,000,000 = 2 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 2 x 10 6. In this form, a is a number bigger than or equal to 1 and less than 10. Standard Form is also sometimes called ‘scientific notation’. Orders are used to express very large and very small numbers using a type of mathematical abbreviation known as Standard Form. For example, the usual term in North America is ‘exponent’, but in the UK it is more usually indices or powers. The terms are interchangeable and are sometimes regional. When said aloud, the first example might be referred to as ‘two to the power three’ and the second would be ‘five to the power ten’ or ‘five exponent ten’. Orders are also called exponents, indices and powers. The order can be any number, positive or negative.ĥ 10 = 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 = 9,765,625 the number of times x is multiplied by itself. In a square number, the superscript 2 is the ‘order’ of x, i.e. Not all numbers have a square root that is an integer. 5 is the square root of 25 since 5 x 5 =25 Square roots are easier to understand with examples: The square root of a number is the number that is squared to obtain that number. However, a 25m square is not the same thing at all – this would be 25m x 25m = 625m 2. You might see this referred to as ’25 square metres’ as well, which is correct. You would need to buy enough paint for 25m 2. If this is said aloud it would be ‘twenty five metres squared’. Suppose you want to paint a wall which is 5 metres high by 5 metres wide. Square numbers are used in area calculations as well as elsewhere in mathematics. It is written as a superscripted 2 after the number to which it applies, so we write x 2, where x is any number. The square of a number is the number that you get if you multiply that number by itself. See our page: Fractions for more information on working with fractions. For most of us, however their use is probably limited to interest, and to knowing when you’ve reached the limit of simplifying a fraction. Prime numbers are important in mathematics and computing.
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