Solution:
Given, number = 0.4559
If a number only has 2 significant digits, the maximum significant digits it can be rounded to is 2 significant digits.
The zeros before a non Zero digit are not significant.
The since 9>5 it adds 1 to preceding one while rounding off.
⟹0.046.
The original number, 0.4559, has 4 significant digits. Rounding this number to 2 significant digits gives us 0.46.
The area of the enlargement is increased by (sf)2.The area of the enlargement is increased by (sf)2.The area of the enlargement is increased by (sf)2.The area of the enlargement is increased by (sf)2.
13 1/2 sf for 2 foot deep 27 sf for 1 foot deep 54 sf for 6 inches deep 108 sf for 3 inches deep
SF equal to 2, or 3 and so on!
It is: 0.00046
6.35
4200
2
0.039
The number has 2 significant figures.
The ISBN of Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best is 0-440-13181-2.
There is no such thing as a nearest significant figure. For sf (as with decimal places) it is necessary to specify how many. 0.00747 to 1 sf is 0.007, to 2 sf it is 0.0075, to 3 sf it is 0.00747, to 4 sf it is 0.007470 and so on.
14-2 with a Superbowl title.