What is the area of a sidewalk that is 2.293 m wide and 90 m long? Write your answer with the correct number of significant figures.
1. Intro to Physics Units
Operations with Significant Figures
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A 5.4 cm diameter cylinder has a length of 12.5 cm. What is the cylinder's volume in basic SI units?
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Perform the following calculations with the correct number of significant figures.
16.5/3.45
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Perform the following calculations with the correct number of significant figures.
159.31 x 204.6
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Compute the following numbers, applying the significant figure rules adopted in this textbook.
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Perform the following calculations with the correct number of significant figures.
7.662 - 7.425
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Perform the following calculations with the correct number of significant figures.
5.1125 + 0.67 + 3.2
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With a wooden ruler, you measure the length of a rectangular piece of sheet metal to be 12 mm. With micrometer calipers, you measure the width of the rectangle to be 5.98 mm. Use the correct number of significant figures: What is the area of the rectangle?
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Multiply 4.079 x 102 m by 0.057 x 10-1 m, taking into account significant figures.
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For small angles θ, the numerical value of sin θ is approximately the same as the numerical value of tan θ. Find the largest angle for which sine and tangent agree to within two significant figures.
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An average family of four uses roughly 1200 L (about 300 gallons) of water per day (1L = 1000 cm³). How much depth would a lake lose per year if it covered an area of 60 km² with uniform depth and supplied a local town with a population of 40,000 people? Consider only population uses, and neglect evaporation, rain, creeks and rivers.
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