PHYSICS F/SCI.+ENGINEERS W/MOD.PHYSICS
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 1AE
The area of a rectangle 4.5 cm by 3.25 cm is correctly given by (a) 14.625 cm2; (b) 14.63 cm2; (c) 14.6 cm2; (d) 15 cm2.
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