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A carpet is to be installed in a room whose length is measured to be (four significant figures) and whose width is measured to be (three significant figures). Find the area of the room.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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If we multiply by , we will get an Note that in the answer given, we used a general rule answer of . We have only three rounding off numbers, which states that the last significant figures in our least accurate digit retained is to be increased by 1 , if the first digit measurement, so we should express our final dropped was equal to 5 or greater. answer as .
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Question Text | A carpet is to be installed in a room whose length is measured to be (four significant figures) and whose width is measured to be (three significant figures). Find the area of the room. (a) (b) (c) (d) |
Topic | Units and Measurements |
Subject | Physics |
Class | Class 11 |
Answer Type | Text solution:1 |
Upvotes | 43 |