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Measurement and Significant Figures

Measurement and Significant Figures. Physics 2053 Laboratory Notes. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Measurement and Significant Figures. Find the surface area of the green rectangle. Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe. 1.2 4 cm. 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. ‘ 4 ’ is a Doubtful Digit.

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Measurement and Significant Figures

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  1. Measurement and Significant Figures Physics 2053 Laboratory Notes

  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Measurement and Significant Figures Find the surface area of the green rectangle Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

  3. 1.24 cm 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 ‘4’ is a Doubtful Digit 2 1 Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

  4. 5.08 cm 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 ‘8’ is a Doubtful Digit Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

  5. 1 2 3 4 5 ‘4’ is a Doubtful Digit ‘8’ is a Doubtful Digit 1.24 cm 5.08 cm ‘4’ is a Doubtful Digit Length = 5.08 cm - 1.24 cm = 3.84 cm 3 Significant Figures Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

  7. 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 1.53 cm ‘3’ is a Doubtful Digit Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

  8. 3.65 cm 4 1 2 3 4 5 3 ‘5’ is a Doubtful Digit Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

  9. 1 2 3 4 5 3.65 cm ‘2’ is a Doubtful Digit 1.52 cm Width = 3.65 cm - 1.53 cm = 2.12 cm 3 Significant Figures Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

  10. 3.84 cm 3.84 cm 2.12 cm 2.12 cm 768 Surface Area 768 384 8.1408 cm2 Three significant figures in the product Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

  11. 143.7 m 6.3 m 927.4 cm 34 cm 12 3912 36 8622 24 72 Product Quotient Sum 6 3 2 961.4 cm 4311 31 905.31 72 0 9.1 x 102m2 961 cm 3.3 x 102 Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

  12. Significant Figures Addition or Subtraction The result will have the same number of decimal places as the quantity with the least number of decimal places that was used in the calculation. Multiplication or Division The result will have the same number of significant figures as the quantity with the least number of significant figures that was used in the calculation. Measurement and Significant Figures: vittitoe

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