Archimedes & History
Archimedes lived during which century BCE?
What is the 3rd century BCE?
True or False – 3 × 10² is in scientific notation
True
(7 × 10³) + (6 × 10³) = ?
1.3 × 10⁴
Write 3 × 10² in standard form.
300
What’s wrong with writing 10 × 10¹⁰ in scientific notation?
The first factor must be less than 10.
Archimedes tried to count how many of these tiny grains could fill the universe.
What are grains of sand?
True or False – 0.38 × 10² is in scientific notation.
False
(4 × 10⁶) + (9 × 10⁵) = ?
4.9 × 10⁶
Write 4.8 × 10³ in standard form
4,800
True or False – Speed can be calculated from jumping jacks
False (no distance is measured)
The Greek symbol σπε represents what number?
What is 285?
Why is 715.39 × 10⁶ not in scientific notation?
The first factor must be less than 10.
8.3 × 10¹⁰) – (7 × 10¹⁰) + (1.4 × 10¹⁰) = ?
2.7 × 10¹⁰
Write 6.75 × 10⁶ in standard form
6,750,000
If Logan says 6.7 × 10³ = 67,000, is he correct?
No, it equals 6,700.
Archimedes was killed during which war?
What is the Second Punic War?
Rewrite 200,000 in scientific notation.
2 × 10⁵
(5.39 × 10⁻⁸) – (6.75 × 10⁻⁹) = ?
4.715 × 10⁻⁸
Write 2.05 × 10⁶ in standard form
2,050,000
The number 17 × 10³ should be rewritten as what?
1.7 × 10⁴
What were Archimedes’s famous last words, according to legend?
What is “Do not disturb my circles”?
Rewrite 36,360 in scientific notation
3.636 × 10⁴
(8.7 × 10¹⁰) – (6.0125 × 10¹⁰) = ?
2.6875 × 10¹⁰.
Write 9.01 × 10⁷ in standard form
90,100,000
What is the order of magnitude of 8.86 × 10⁶?
10⁶ (or “millions”)