Introduction to Decimal Fraction. ( please give answer of at least one page otherwise your answer is of no use..)
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Decimal fractions had already been introduced by the Flemish mathematician Simon Stevin in 1586, but his notation was unwieldy. The use of a point as the separator occurs frequently in the Constructio. Joost Bürgi, the Swiss mathematician, between 1603 and 1611 independently invented a system…
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Introduction: What are Decimals in Maths?
A decimal is defined as a number expressed in decimal notation and generally applied to values that have a fractional part and separated from the integer side by a decimal separator.
Now let’s see an example
- Here is the number “thirty-four and seven-tenths” written as a decimal number:
- The decimal point goes between Ones and Tenths
- 34.7 has 3 Tens, 4 Ones and 7 Tenths
Place Value in decimals
The place value system is used to define the position of a digit in a number which helps to determine its value. When we write specific numbers, the position of each digit is important.
Example:
For instance, let’s consider the number 456.
- The position of “6” is in One’s place, which means 6 ones (i.e. 6).
- The position of “5” is in the Ten’s place, which means 5 tens (i.e. fifty).
- The position of “4” is in the Hundred’s place, which means 4 hundred.
- As we go left, each position becomes ten times greater.
Hence, we read it as “Four hundred fifty-six”.
As we move left, each position is 10 times bigger!
- Tens are 10 times bigger than Ones.
- Hundreds are 10 times bigger than Tens.
And
- Each time we move right every position becomes 10 times smaller from Hundred’s to Ten’s, to Ones
But if we continue past Ones?
- What are 10 times smaller than Ones?
- 110ths (Tenths) are!
- Before that, we should first put a decimal point,
So we already know that where we put that decimal point.
- We say the above example as four hundred and fifty-six and eight-tenths but we usually just say four hundred and fifty-six point eight.