What are significant figures

Q: Express the following in scientific notation and indicate how many significant figures each has. a.…

A: Scientific notation and indicate how many significant figures each has. a. 5780.0 b. 0.008401 c.…

Q: James was assigned by his teacher to measure the distance from their classroom to the school…

A: Given: Different measurements of distance made by James the from their classroom to the school…

Q: Significant figures are determined by the number of digits in a measurement that are reliably known.…

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Q: Multiply 9.096×10^2m by 0.093×10^−1, taking into account significant figures

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Q: One and one-quarter miles are equal to 2,011 m. Express this distance in kilometers and in…

A: Given data:  Distance (d) = 2,011 m Required: Distance in kilometres and in centimetres

Q: What is the calculation?

A: The calculation is shown below.

Q: A generation is about one-third of a lifetime. Approximately how many generations have passed during…

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Q: What would be the result of 0.000006 74576 using significant figures

A: In the calculation and measurement, the 'significant figures' plays a very important role.  There…

Q: The formula for the volume of a sphere is V =TR. The radius of a sphere is increased by 11.0%. This…

A: Given(s): We are dealing with a sphere. Radius is increased by 11.0%, Required: Change in volume.

Q: 5.00 cars pass through an intersection each second. How many cars pass the intersection in 1.00…

A: In 1 year there are 365.25 days.  In 1 days there are 24 hours.  In 1 hours there are 60 minutes.…

Q: hat is the actual reading of the device in centimeters?

A: Given:- The image of the vernier caliper Find:- Find the reading shown by the vernier caliper

Q: State how many significant figures there are in each of the following calculations, and indicate…

A: Given  ,        (105.7) (98.2)/(46.210)(1.01)

Q: 2) The numbers below represent a measurement taken. Based on the significant figures provided, what…

A: 2230 has four significant digits so it can represent the number upto  four significant digits  the…

Q: Determine the number of significant figures in the following numbers. a. 6.12 b. 4.009

A: Given data:  Two numbers 6.12 and 4.009 Required: The number of significant figures

Q: The number of seconds in 1 week when expressed in scientific notation rounded to the nearest tenths

A: We know that, 1 week = 7 days And 1 day = 86400 seconds

Q: Which of the following is a dimension? meter  time  second  kilogram

A: Dimension is a measure of any physical variable and unit is a measurement of a particular dimension.

Q: In the following figure, 1 represents Ts 1 2 3

A: The given figure in the problem represent the plot of probability distribution.

Q: What do you think is the effect of significant numbers in the errors of measurement?

A: In this question we have to answer what is the effect of significant numbers in the errors of…

Q: Four and three-quarters miles are equal to 7,643 m. Express this distance in kilometers and in…

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Q: Find the product below and express the answer with units and in standard scientific notation with…

A: In the first step, multiply the numerical value given in the expression, next find the product…

Q: What is the value of P1? You can refer to the figure.

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Q: The number of significant figures in the measurement 0.050010 kg is a. ОБ. 2 O c. 5 O d. 7

A: Significant figures are the number of digits in a quantity that are either non-zero or trapped…

Q: What is (are) the difference(s) between 3.0 and 3.0000?

A: The number which has less significant figures is less precise and the number with more significant…

Q: The greater the number of significant figures, the the uncertainty.

A: Definition of uncertainty: Uncertainty means that there is a range of possible values within which…

Q: Your answer needs to have 2 significant figures, including the negative sign in your answer if…

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Q: Write down how many significant figures in the following numbers: 1. 78.05 2. 2008 3. 58.00 4.…

A: Given data:  Different numbers are given 78.05,     2008,    58.00,   784000 Required: Number of…

Q: 1. Conversion time! a) Convert 23.8 days to minutes. Use scientific notation. b) Convert 66.0 cm…

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Q: Solve the following equations using the correct number of significant figures. 57×7.368

A: 57×7.368

Q: Convert the following into scientific notation: 4.3

A: The correct answer is 4.3 ×100   Explanation:  In scientific notation, nonzero numbers are written…

Q: Write the difference between base and derived quantities

A: Base quantities In any system of units, the units for some physical quantities must be defined…

Q: A yacht is 57 m long. Express this length in feet. ft

A: Required : Length of 57 m long yacht in feet.

Q: what are the two significant figures of 240.084?

A: The significant figures are the digits that carry meaningful contributions to the measurement.

Q: Which numbers are exact (and therefore have an unlimited number of significant figures)?

A: Exact numbers are the numbers that are used to count not measure. Exact numbers have infinite…

Q: What is the square root of 1023?

A: The given number is x=1023 The square root of this number is written as x=1023 Or in another form,…

Q: How many Significant Figures are in the answer?

A: Significant figures in a measurement indicate the number of digits which can be trusted in terms of…

Q: The following masses are written using metric prefixes on the gram. Rewrite them in scientific…

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Q: Give the answer in scientific notation and to the correct number of significant figures…

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Q: Determine the number of significant figures for the following numbers 5,306,000,000 A 2 B 10 2-10…

A: Given data:  The number  5,306,000,000 Required: The number of Significant figures

Q: Write the differences between base and derived quantities in detail.

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Q: GRAPHING ASSIGNMENT 1. Draw a distance vs time graph. Distance (km) Time (hr) 105 1.4 175 -2.3 3.3…

A: The distance versus time data is given for an object in motion. To find : The time when the distance…

Q: 1.234 m ±0.001 m)(1.2 m ± 0.3 m

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Q: The sides of a small rectangular box are measured to be 1.80 ± 0.01 cm , 2.05 ± 0.02 cm, and 3.1 ±…

A: Expression for the volume of a rectangular box is V=lbh Substitute V=1.80 cm2.05 cm3.1 cm=11.439…

Q: Convert 0.20m²/s into micro m²/min considering significant figures

A: Given :R = 0.20 m2sTo convert the given quantity into micro m2s

Q: The sides of a small rectangular box are measured to be 1.80 + 0.01 cm, 2.05 ± 0.02 cm, and 3.1 t…

A: Given data: Length l= 1.8 cm Uncertainty in length ∆l Breadth, b = 2.05 cm Uncertainty  in breadth,…

Q: Significant figures are those digits in your measurement that Select one:

A: Significant figure are the number of digits in the data which is useful to indicate the measurable…

Q: Conversions involving units raised to a power: include the correct number of significant digits and…

A: 1 centimeter equals to 0.01 meters or 1 meter is equal to 100 cm and 1 millimeter (mm) equals to…