NUMBER SYSTEM

NUMBER SYSTEM

 THE DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM:

The Decimal number system is a number system of base that are equal to 10, this implies that we have 10 basic counting numbers called Arabic numerals, symbols used to represent number : 0, 1, 2, 3,…….,9 , which are used for counting.  Then others are just like a combination of two more basic numerals.

To represent more than nine units, we must either develop additional symbols or use those we have in combination. When used in combination, the value of the symbol depends on its position in the position in the combination of symbols (i.e its place in the basic numerals). We refer to this as positional notation and are categorized into tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on while the basics are called the units.

The units symbol occupies the first position to the left of the decimal point is represented as 10⁰. The second position is represented as 10¹, and so forth. To determine what the actual number is in each position, take the number that appears in the position, and multiply it by 10^X, where x is the power representation. This is expressed mathematically of the first nine positions as.

10⁰    10¹    10²     10³    10³              10⁴   

units  tens    hundreds     thousands    ten thousands

am sure you got what and where we are going now let’s play around with some examples.

EXAMPLE 1: find the combination of this symbols 89

Solution

8×10 ^{1 +}  9×10⁰

8×10+ 9 ×1= 80+9 =89

EXAMPLE 2: find the combination of this symbols 975

Solution

 9× 10² + 7 ×10¹ + 5×10⁰

9×100 +7×10 +5×1 = 900+70+5 =975

Same goes for all other higher combination. Now let’s consider the negative powers of the decimals.

 The positions to the right of the decimal point carry a positional notation and corresponding weight as well. The exponents to the right of the decimal point are negative and increase in integer steps starting with-1. This is expressed mathematically for each of the first four positions as;

10^-1              10^-2              10^-3              10^-4

Tenth          hundredth   thousandth  ten thousandth

Let’s also play around with some few examples.

EXAMPLE 1: find the combination of this symbols 45.34

Solution

Now 4×10¹ + 5×10⁰ + 3×10^-1 +4×10^-2

4×10 + 5×1 +  +    =  40+5+0.3+0.4 = 45.35 and the same procedure goes for all other combinations.

The Binary Number System:

The binary number system is a number system of base equal to 2, which means that there are two symbols used to represent numbers : 0 and 1. Since there are only two symbols, we can represent two numbers , 0 and 1, with individual symbols. The position of the 1 or 0 in a binary number system indicates its weight or value within the number. We then combine the 1 with 0 and with itself to obtain additional numbers.

TABLE OF BINARY

	Decimal Number		Binary NO
	0		0000
	1		0001
	2		0010
	3		0011
	4		0100
	5		0101
	6		0110
	7		0111
	8		1000
	9		1001
	10		1010

Binary-to-Decimal Conversion:

Since we are programmed to count in the decimal number system, it is only natural that we think in terms of the decimal equivalent value when we see a binary number. The conversion process is straight forward and is done as follows: Multiply binary digit (1 or 0) in each position by the weight of the position and add the results. The following examples explain the process.

Example 1: Convert the following binary number to their decimal equivalent. (a) 1101 (b) 1001

Solution:

(a)  1101 = (1 ×2³) + (1 ×2²) + (0 ×2¹) + (1 ×2^o) = 8 + 4 + 0 + 1 = 13

(b) 1001 = (1 ×2³) + (0 ×2²) + (0× 2¹)(1 ×2⁰)

= 8 + 0 + 0 + 1 = 9

Example 2: Convert the following binary numbers to their decimal equivalent. (a) 0.011 (b) 0.111

Solution:

(a)  0.011 = (0 × 2^-1) + (1 × 2^-2) + (1 ×2^-3)

= 0 +  +

= 0.25 + 0.125 = 0.375

(b) 0.111 = (1 × 2^-1) + (1× 2^-2) + (1 ×2^-3)

=  +  +  

= 0.5 + 0.25 + 0.125 = 0.875

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