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Chapter 25 Indices, standard form and surds
B
a
Write 150 million in standard form.
6
The distance of the Sun from the Earth is 150 million kilometres.
Change 150 million kilometres to metres. Give your answer in standard form.
b
The number of atoms in one kilogram of helium is 1.51  10
26
7
AO 2
Calculate the number of atoms in 20 kilograms of helium.
Give your answer in standard form.
June 2007
Work out
8
1
1
1
1
__
__
__
__
a
9
b
10 0
c
8
d
6 4
2
2
3
3
Work out
9
 1
 1
 1
__
__
__
a
9
b
49
c
125
d
8
2
3
3
0.5
Work out
10
1
 1
__
__
a
4
b
8
2
3
June 2009
11
Planet
Average distance from the Sun in km
AO 2
A O 3
Mercury
5.8  10
7
Venus
1.1  10
8
Earth
1.5  10
8
Mars
2.3  10
8
Jupiter
7.8  10
9
Saturn
1.4  10
9
Uranus
2.9  10
9
Neptune
4.5  10
9
Pluto
5.9  10
9
The table above gives the average distance in kilometres of the nine major planets from the Sun.
Which planet is approximately 4 times further away than Mercury?
a
How far apart are the orbits of Neptune and Pluto?
b
Which planet is about half the distance from the Sun as Uranus?
c
Which planet is 40 times further away from the Sun than Venus?
d
A probe was sent from the Earth to Mars. If it took one year to reach Mars, what average speed
e
would it have to travel? Give your answer in km/hr.
Estimate the value of each of the following using standard form.
12
8700  0.000 198
______________
a
672 000  0.003 42
b
(0.0543  693)
2
c
278 50
Work out (3.2  10
)  (4.5  10
).
5
4
13
Give your answer in standard form correct to 2 signifi cant fi gures.
June 2005
A
a
Write the number 40 000 000 in standard form.
14
b
Write 1.4  10
as an ordinary number.
5
c
Work out (5  10
5
)  (6  10
9
). Give your answer in standard form.
Nov 2009
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