A student measures the dimensions of a rectangular slab of marble to be 112.64 cm by 3.21 cm by 0.02 cm. The volume of the slab to the correct number of significant figures is cm3 1) 7.23 2) 7.2314 3) 7.2 4) 7 5) 7.231 6) 7.23149

A student measures the dimensions of a rectangular slab of marble to be 112.64 cm by 3.21 cm by 0.02 cm. The volume of the slab to the correct number of significant figures is cm3 1) 7.23 2) 7.2314 3) 7.2 4) 7 5) 7.231 6) 7.23149

College Physics

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Chapter1: Introduction: The Nature Of Science And Physics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 18PE: (a) How many significant figures are in the numbers 99 and 100? (b) If the uncertainty in each...

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A student measures the dimensions of a rectangular slab of marble to be 112.64 cm by 3.21
cm by 0.02 cm. The volume of the slab to the correct number of significant figures is
cm3
1) 7.23
2) 7.2314
O 3) 7.2
4) 7
5) 7.231
O 6) 7.23149

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