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3. Any number that is not a 0 is a significant number. Rules for Significant Figures: 1. Non-zero numbers are always significant. (example: 1-9) 2. Zeroes between non-zeroes are always significant. (ex: the zero in 908 is significant) 3. All final zeroes to the far right of the decimal place are significant. (ex: the zeroes in 34.0 and 7.0 is significant) 4. Zeroes that act as place holders are not significant. (ex: the zeroes in 600 are not significant) 5. Zeroes before a decimal act as place holders and are not significant. (ex. the zero in 0.12 is not significant)
1. The rest are just place holders.
A measure of a length, given in the Standard SI unit, to 1 decimal place or two significant digits.
It then is 40000 to one significant figure
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3. Any number that is not a 0 is a significant number. Rules for Significant Figures: 1. Non-zero numbers are always significant. (example: 1-9) 2. Zeroes between non-zeroes are always significant. (ex: the zero in 908 is significant) 3. All final zeroes to the far right of the decimal place are significant. (ex: the zeroes in 34.0 and 7.0 is significant) 4. Zeroes that act as place holders are not significant. (ex: the zeroes in 600 are not significant) 5. Zeroes before a decimal act as place holders and are not significant. (ex. the zero in 0.12 is not significant)
1. The rest are just place holders.
370.0 has four significant figures, because the last zero indicates the precision of the number (to 1 decimal place).
no it contains 4 significant figures. and 1 decimal place. a significant number is every number written down including zero if after an integer
The two numbers mentioned in the question have four significant figures (often called significant digits). If you wish to check your knowledge of sig-digs, check out the following link: http://science.widener.edu/svb/tutorial/sigfigures.html
Seven: starting with the 1 and ending with the 0 in the thousandths place..
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One of the most significant battles of the Civil War took place in Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863. It was a significant loss for Southern troops, and the beginning of the North's bid to win the war.
The uncertainty in a number is equal to one half of the place value of the last significant figure.So, for example, with 2.36, the last sig fig is the 6 in the hundredths place. So the uncertainty is half of 1/100 or 5 thousandths.The uncertainty in a number is equal to one half of the place value of the last significant figure.So, for example, with 2.36, the last sig fig is the 6 in the hundredths place. So the uncertainty is half of 1/100 or 5 thousandths.The uncertainty in a number is equal to one half of the place value of the last significant figure.So, for example, with 2.36, the last sig fig is the 6 in the hundredths place. So the uncertainty is half of 1/100 or 5 thousandths.The uncertainty in a number is equal to one half of the place value of the last significant figure.So, for example, with 2.36, the last sig fig is the 6 in the hundredths place. So the uncertainty is half of 1/100 or 5 thousandths.
The correct answer is 2. The three zeros between the decimal point and the 1 are place holders but they are NOT significant digits. See, for example, the Wikipedia link.