With a wooden ruler, you measure the length of a rectangularpiece of sheet metal to be 12 mm. With micrometer calipers, you measurethe width of the rectangle to be 5.98 mm. Use the correct numberof significant figures: What are the area of the rectangle

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With a wooden ruler, you measure the length of a rectangular
piece of sheet metal to be 12 mm. With micrometer calipers, you measure
the width of the rectangle to be 5.98 mm. Use the correct number
of significant figures: What are the area of the rectangle

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