GCSEMathsOCRExam Questions4. Approximation & EstimationUsing a Calculator

Using a Calculator (OCR GCSE Maths)

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Use your calculator to work out  fraction numerator 38.5 space cross times space 14.2 over denominator 18.4 space minus space 5.9 end fraction 

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Write your answer to part (a) correct to 1 significant figure.

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fraction numerator square root of 20.4 end root over denominator 6.2 cross times 0.48 end fraction

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Use your calculator to work out   fraction numerator square root of 7056 over denominator 0.35 cross times 12.8 end fraction

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Write your answer to part (a) correct to 1 significant figure.

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Calculate.

square root of fraction numerator 4.8 squared plus 3.6 squared over denominator 4 end fraction end root

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fraction numerator 1 over denominator open parentheses 2 cross times 10 to the power of 4 close parentheses plus open parentheses 5 cross times 10 cubed close parentheses end fraction

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Work out left parenthesis 5.6 cross times 10 to the power of 6 right parenthesis space plus space left parenthesis 2.3 cross times 10 to the power of 5 right parenthesis.

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Work out the square root of 100 million.
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1000 10 000 100 000 1 000 000

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Work out   fraction numerator square root of 17 plus 4 squared end root over denominator 7.3 squared end fraction

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Work out  4.2 cross times 10 cubed plus 5.3 cross times 10 squared


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Calculate fraction numerator 4 over denominator square root of 0.0025 end root end fraction.

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Calculate.

5 over 8 plus cube root of 340

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Calculate.

fraction numerator 5.39 minus 0.98 over denominator 0.743 minus 0.0743 end fraction

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Calculate square root of 2.38 plus 6.4 squared end root, writing down your full calculator display.

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Calculate the value of square root of fraction numerator tan space 60 to the power of ring operator space plus space 1 over denominator tan space 60 to the power of ring operator space minus space 1 end fraction end root

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Use your calculator to work out   fraction numerator square root of 70.25 end root over denominator 4.2 minus 2.37 end fraction

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Write your answer to part (a) correct to 4 decimal places.

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Use your calculator to work out fraction numerator 1.45 squared over denominator 3.89 minus space square root of 5.75 end root end fraction

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Use your calculator to work out   square root of fraction numerator sin 25 to the power of ring operator plus space sin 40 to the power of ring operator over denominator cos 25 to the power of ring operator minus space cos 40 to the power of ring operator end fraction end root

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Write your answer to part (a) correct to 2 decimal places.

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Work out fraction numerator 5.6 space cross times space 10 to the power of 4 space end exponent plus space 7 space cross times 10 cubed over denominator 2.8 cross times 10 to the power of negative 3 end exponent end fraction

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Work out  fraction numerator 3 cross times 10 to the power of 5 space minus space 2.7 space cross times 10 to the power of 4 over denominator 6 cross times 10 to the power of negative 2 end exponent end fraction

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An approximation for the value of pi is given by

4 open parentheses 1 minus 22 over 57 plus 22 over 85 minus 22 over 105 plus 22 over 117 minus 22 over 242 close parentheses


Use your calculator to show that this approximation is within 0.1 of 3.14

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Work out   fraction numerator 3.2 cross times 10 cubed plus 5.1 cross times 10 to the power of negative 2 end exponent over denominator 4.3 cross times 10 to the power of negative 4 end exponent end fraction

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Find the reciprocal of 2.5

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Work out    cube root of fraction numerator 4.3 space cross times space tan space 39 to the power of ring operator over denominator 23.4 space minus space 6.06 end fraction end root

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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i)
Find the value of fifth root of 3.2 cross times 10 to the power of 11 end root
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ii)
Find the value of 10 to the power of 3 over 4 end exponent
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
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Work out                          square root of fraction numerator 2.5 space cross times space sin space 43 to the power of ring operator over denominator 8.2 squared space minus space 50.5 end fraction end root

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Use your calculator to work out 19.42 squared space – space cube root of 1006 space divided by space 4.95

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Use approximations to check that your answer to part (a) is sensible.

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Use the formula  x subscript n plus 1 end subscript equals cube root of 10 minus 2 x subscript n end root  to find the values of x subscript 1, x subscript 2 and x subscript 3 to 3 decimal places
Start with x subscript 0 equals 2

x subscript 1 equals space......  
x subscript 2 equals space......  
x subscript 3 equals space.....  

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Use your calculator to work out fraction numerator 29 squared minus 4.6 over denominator square root of 35 minus 1.9 cubed end root end fraction

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6b
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Write your answer to part (a) correct to 4 significant figures.

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