Power Play | Class 8 Mathematics Notes
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Power Play – this guide gives you a concise, exam-ready overview of Power Play from Class 8 Mathematics, written by ConceptScroll editors and reviewed against the latest NCERT textbook.
Scientific Notation
Scientific notation is a method of expressing very large or very small numbers in a compact form using powers of ten. This section explains that any number can be written as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10. For example, 5,000 can be written as 5 × 10³, and 0.0004 as 4 × 10^(−4).
The section details the steps to convert numbers into scientific notation and vice versa. It also explains the advantages of scientific notation, such as simplifying calculations with large or small numbers and making it easier to compare magnitudes.
Examples include expressing the speed of light (3 × 10⁸ m/s) and the size of atoms (about 1 × 10^(−10) meters). The section also discusses how to perform multiplication and division using scientific notation by applying the laws of exponents.
📊 Diagram: The diagram shows numbers written in standard form and their equivalent scientific notation, with arrows indicating the movement of the decimal point and the corresponding exponent.
🧪 Activity: Activity: Students convert given large and small numbers into scientific notation and perform multiplication and division using the notation.
🔗 Connection: This section connects to the next, which discusses the use of powers in real-life contexts and problem solving.
Frequently asked questions
1. Find out the units digit in the value of 2224 ÷ 432? [Hint: 4 = 22]
To find the units digit of 2224 ÷ 432, first note that 4 = 22. This implies 4 is 2 squared. The question likely means to find the units digit of 2 raised to the power 224 divided by 4 raised to the power 32, or possibly 2^224 divided by 4^32. Since 4 = 2^2, 4^32 = (2^2)^32 = 2^(64). So the expression is 2^224 ÷ 2^64 = 2^(224-64) = 2^160. The units digit of powers of 2 cycle every 4 powers: 2^1=2, 2^2=4, 2^3=8, 2^4=6, then repeats. 160 mod 4 = 0, so units digit is 6.
2. There are 5 bottles in a container. Every day, a new container is brought in. How many bottles would be there after 40 days?
Each container has 5 bottles. Every day, one new container is added. After 40 days, number of containers = 40. Total bottles = 40 × 5 = 200 bottles.
3. Write the given number as the product of two or more powers in three different ways. The powers can be any integers. (i) 643 (ii) 1928 (iii) 32–5
For each number, express as product of powers in three different ways:
(i) 643
- 64 = 8^2 = 4^3 = 2^6
- So possible products:
1) 8^2 2) 4^3 3) 2^6
(ii) 1928
- 1928 = 19 × 28
- 19 is prime, 28 = 2^2 × 7
- Possible products:
1) 19 × 28 2) (19 × 2)^2 × 7^{-1} (not integer power, so avoid) 3) 19^1 × (2^2 × 7)^1
(iii) 32^{-5}
- 32 = 2^5
- So 32^{-5} = (2^5)^{-5} = 2^{-25}
- Possible products:
1) 2^{-25} 2) (2^{-5})^{5} 3) (2^{-1})^{25}
4. Examine each statement below and find out if it is ‘Always True’, ‘Only Sometimes True’, or ‘Never True’. Explain your reasoning. (i) Cube numbers are also square numbers. (ii) Fourth powers are also square numbers. (iii) The fifth power of a number is divisible by the cube of that number. (iv) The product of two cube numbers is a cube number. (v) q46 is both a 4th power and a 6th power (q is a prime number).
(i) Cube numbers are also square numbers.
- Only sometimes true. For example, 64 = 4^3 = 8^2 is both cube and square, but 8 = 2^3 is not a square.
(ii) Fourth powers are also square numbers.
- Always true. Because (n^2)^2 = n^4, so fourth powers are squares of squares.
(iii) The fifth power of a number is divisible by the cube of that number.
- Always true. Since n^5 = n^3 × n^2, n^5 is divisible by n^3.
(iv) The product of two cube numbers is a cube number.
- Always true. Since a^3 × b^3 = (
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