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Floating Point Multiplication Steps

1. To multiply numbers in scientific notation, add the exponents and multiply the mantissas. 2. For the example given, the exponents 10 + (-5) = 5. The mantissas are multiplied to give 10.212000 and normalized to 1.0212 × 106. 3. In binary, exponents are added similarly but the result must be normalized to keep it within the valid exponent range.

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Floating Point Multiplication Steps

1. To multiply numbers in scientific notation, add the exponents and multiply the mantissas. 2. For the example given, the exponents 10 + (-5) = 5. The mantissas are multiplied to give 10.212000 and normalized to 1.0212 × 106. 3. In binary, exponents are added similarly but the result must be normalized to keep it within the valid exponent range.

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Floating Point Multiplication

Multiply the following two numbers in scientific notation by hand:


1.110 1010 9.200 10-5

1. Add the exponents to find

New Exponent = 10 + (-5) = 5

If we add biased exponents, bias will be added twice. Therefore we need to


subtract it once to compensate:

(10 + 127) + (-5 + 127) = 259

259 - 127 = 132 which is (5 + 127) = biased new exponent


2. Multiply the mantissas
1.110 9.200 = 10.212000

Can only keep three digits to the right of the decimal point, so the
result is
10.212 105

3. Normalise the result


1.0212 106

4. Round it
1.021 106

Example multiplication in binary:


1.000 2-1 -1.110 2-2

1. Add the biased exponents


(-1 + 127) + (-2 + 127) - 127 = 124 ===> (-3 + 127)

2. Multiply the mantissas

1.000
1.110
-----------
0000
1000
1000
+ 1000
-----------
1110000 ===> 1.110000
The product is 1.110000 2-3
Need to keep it to 4 bits 1.110 2-3
3. Normalise (already normalised)

At this step check for overflow/underflow by making sure that

-126 <= Exponent <= 127

1 <= Biased Exponent <= 254

4. Round the result (no change)


5. Adjust the sign.

Since the original signs are different, the result will be negative
-1.110 2-3

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