This article is showing the limitations for scientific method. Scientific method is otherwise said to be as scientific notation which helps to show the big numbers into simplest form of a number. Scientific method is of positive and negative method. Example for scientific Method:
- Positive Method: 170000000 this can be expressed as 1.7 x 108.
- Negative Method: One more method in decimal is 0.0000071 = 7.1 x 10-6
Limitations for Scientific Notation:
Limitations for scientific notation are given below that:- Point 1: The exponents of the base integer must be in10
- Point 2: Set the decimal point of the following initial digit only in given number.
- Point 3: Positive scientific method can be modify only for large whole number as small.
- Point 4: Negative scientific method can be written for only the decimal number by the absence of whole number.
These are the limitations for both positive and negative scientific method
Procedure for the positive scientific method:
Step 1: After put decimal of following initial digit, count the digit present after the decimal point.
Step 2: Now the counted number is to be the exponents of 10.
General form: a × 10b
Procedure for the negative scientific method:
Step 1: After put decimal of following initial digit, count the digit present before the decimal point.
Step 2: Here we count the number is from right to left. Hence the counted number is to be the exponents of 10 must in minus.
General form: a × 10-b
Example Problems – Scientific Method Limitations:
Example 1:Change the number 145000 in scientific method.
Solution:Given: 145000
Step 1:
Place the decimal of initial digit in given number. Here the initial digit is 1 and then 14500 can be written 1.4500
a = 1
Step 2: Count the digit present after the decimal. There are 5 digits.
Step 3: Thus the 5 is the exponent of 10.
1.45 x 105 = 145000
Answer: 1.45 x 105Example 2:
Change the decimal 0.00361 in scientific notation.
Solution:Given: 0.00361
Step 1:
Place the decimal of initial digit in given number.
Here the initial digit is 8 and then 0.00361 can be written 003.61
a = 3
Step 2: Count the digit present before the decimal. There are 3 digits.
Step 3: Thus the 3 is the exponent of 10 must in minus.
3.61 x 10-3 = 0.00361
Answer: 3.61 x 10-3