Question 1 - 3 Mark Questions - Chapter 2 Class 11 - Encoding Schemes and Number System

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Convert (17.35)10 to binary form.

 

Answer:

17.35 10 is a decimal number.

17 is the integer part of the number and 35 is the fractional part of the number.

Step 1: Converting 17 to binary

Converting 17 into Binary - Teachoo.jpg

So equivalent binary of integer part of the decimal number is 10001 2

Step 2: Converting .35 to binary

 

 

Integer Part

Fractional Part

0.35 x 2 = 0.70

0 ↓

0.70

0.70 x 2 = 1.40

1  ↓

0.40

0.40 x 2 = 0.80

0  ↓ 0.80
0.80 x 2 = 1.60 1  ↓ 0.60
0.60 x 2 = 1.20 1  ↓ 0.20
0.20 x 2 = 0.40 0  ↓ 0.40

So equivalent binary of fractional part of the decimal number is (. 010110) 2

Therefore, (17.35) 10 = ( 10001.010110) 2

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