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Aleksandr-060686 [28]
3 years ago
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Estimate the following quantities without using a calculator. Then find a more precise result, using a calculator if necessary.

Discuss whether the approximation technique worked a. 31.000 x 200 b. 6.2 thousand x 5.2 million c. 9,000,000 - 23,000 a. The approximate value of 31,000 x 200 is 6x 10 The exact value of 31,000 x 200 is (Use scientific notation. Use the multiplication symbol in the math palette as needed.) * : * More Enter your answer in the answer box and then click Check Answer 7 Parts Clear All Check Answer remaining
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1 answer:
zubka84 [21]3 years ago
7 0

Explanation:

a. It is so easy to double a number that no approximation is necessary.

  31,000 × 200 = 3.1×10⁴ × 2×10² = 6.2×10⁶ exactly

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b. 6.2×10³ × 5.2×10⁶ ≈ 6×5×10⁹ = 3×10¹⁰ approximately

The approximation can be refined a bit by taking the ".2" into account:

  6.2×10³ × 5.2×10⁶ ≈ (6×5 + .2×(6+5))×10⁹

  = 32.2×10⁹ = 3.22×10¹⁰ approximately

Actual product: 3.224×10¹⁰.

For most purposes, the approximation is an adequate approximation, as it it within 10% of the actual value.

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c. 9×10⁶ -2.3×10⁴ ≈ 9×10⁶ approximately

A better approximation is to actually subtract an approximation of the smaller number:

  9×10⁶ -2.3×10⁴ ≈ (9 - 0.02)×10⁶ ≈ 8.98×10⁶ approximately

The actual value uses all of the digits of the smaller number:

  9×10⁶ -2.3×10⁴ ≈ (9 - 0.023)×10⁶ = 8.977×10⁶ exactly

As in part B, either approximation is adequate for most purposes, as the difference from the actual value is less than .3%.

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The accuracy required of an approximation, hence the work you expend improving accuracy, should depend on the need in the final application of the number. Often, approximations are used for budget or resource planning purposes where some "slop" is allowed or even expected.

They can also be used in engineering applications, where the error needs to be on the side of more safety (rather than less).

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