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β 8y agoThe final answer.is only as accurate as the least accurate component in the calculation, so use the significant figures of the measurement with the fewest.
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β 8y agothe measured quantity with the least number of significant figures. For example, if you multiply a quantity with 3 significant figures by a quantity with 2 significant figures, your result should have 2 significant figures.
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β 8y agoThe least precise measurement.
No, exact quantities are not considered when applying significant figure rules. Exact quantities are known with complete certainty and do not impact the uncertainty associated with measured quantities. Significant figures are only counted based on measured values.
4 significant figures.
4.884 has four significant figures and 2.25 has three significant figures. 4.884 x 2.25 = 10.989 = 11.0 rounded to three significant figures. When multiplying or dividing, the result must have the same number of significant figures as the number in the problem with the fewest significant figures.
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Yes, significant figures in a measurement represent the precision of the measurement. The more significant figures a measurement has, the more precise the measurement is considered to be. Significant figures help communicate the level of precision in a measured value.
The number of significant figures should be equal to the significant figures in the least precise measurement.
All three of them are significant figures
significant figures.
No, exact quantities are not considered when applying significant figure rules. Exact quantities are known with complete certainty and do not impact the uncertainty associated with measured quantities. Significant figures are only counted based on measured values.
The accuracy of the answer is limited to the LEAST significant figures of the input. So if two measured quantities are multiplied or divided, one of which is accurate to only two significant figures, and other to six significant figures, the answer is only accurate to two significant figures. HOWEVER: use all the figures you have for the calculation, and then round your answer to two significant figures. Also, however, remember that if you are multiplying by an actual exact number, as in doubling, the significant figures of that 2 is unlimited, so the answer is only limited by the significant figures of the number you are doubling.
5 since 1.0400 has 5 significant figures. when dividing or multiplying go with the number with the smaller significant figures.
It depends on the number of significant figures from two numbers you are multiplying. But when multiplying you use the same number of significant figures from the numbers you are multiplying with the LEAST number of significant figures. Example: 92,873.239 * 2 = 200,000 (because the number 2 has only 1 significant figure even tho 92,873.239 has 8 significant figures your answer still only has 1 significant figure)
4 significant figures.
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
No, the one with the least.
When multiplying/dividing measurements the answers needs to have the same amound significant figures as the one with the LEAST amount
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.