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Do the following calculations and use the correct number of significant figures in your answers. Assume all numbers are the results of measurements. In calculations involving both addition/subtraction and multiplication/division, it is usually better to do additions/subtractions first.
a.
b.
c.
d.
(HINT: Do divisions first, then subtract.)
e.
f.
(a)
Interpretation:
The calculations are to be expressed by using correct number of significant figures.
Concept introduction:
Scientific notation is used to write large numbers by shifting the decimal point. It is expressed as the product of a decimal term and
Answer to Problem 1.74E
The result of the given calculation is
Explanation of Solution
The given problem is,
The calculation is as follows:
The lowest number of significant figures in the problem is three. Therefore, the answer is expressed by using three significant figures. The non-significant figure which is dropped is
The result of the given calculation is
(b)
Interpretation:
The calculations are to be expressed by using correct number of significant figures.
Concept introduction:
Scientific notation is used to write large numbers by shifting the decimal point. It is expressed as the product of a decimal term and
Answer to Problem 1.74E
The result of the given calculation is
Explanation of Solution
The given problem is,
The calculation is as follows:
The lowest number of significant figures in the problem is four. Therefore, the answer is expressed by using four significant figures. The non-significant figure which is dropped is
The result of the given calculation is
(c)
Interpretation:
The calculations are to be expressed by using correct number of significant figures.
Concept introduction:
Scientific notation is used to write large numbers by shifting the decimal point. It is expressed as the product of a decimal term and
Answer to Problem 1.74E
The result of the given calculation is
Explanation of Solution
The given problem is,
The calculation is as follows:
The lowest number of significant figures in the problem is three. Therefore, the answer is expressed by using three significant figures. The non-significant figure which is dropped is
The result of the given calculation is
(d)
Interpretation:
The calculations are to be expressed by using correct number of significant figures.
Concept introduction:
Scientific notation is used to write large numbers by shifting the decimal point. It is expressed as the product of a decimal term and
Answer to Problem 1.74E
The result of the given calculation is
Explanation of Solution
The given problem is,
The calculation is as follows:
The answer is rounded off to that number which contains smallest number of places after the decimal. Hence, the result of a given problem is
The result of the given calculation is
(e)
Interpretation:
The calculations are to be expressed by using correct number of significant figures.
Concept introduction:
Scientific notation is used to write large numbers by shifting the decimal point. It is expressed as the product of a decimal term and
Answer to Problem 1.74E
The result of the given calculation is
Explanation of Solution
The given problem is,
The calculation is as follows:
The lowest number of significant figures in the problem is five. Therefore, the answer is expressed by using five significant figures. The non-significant figure which is dropped is
The result of the given calculation is
(f)
Interpretation:
The calculations are to be expressed by using correct number of significant figures.
Concept introduction:
Scientific notation is used to write large numbers by shifting the decimal point. It is expressed as the product of a decimal term and
Answer to Problem 1.74E
The result of the given calculation is
Explanation of Solution
The given problem is,
The calculation is as follows:
The lowest number of significant figures in the problem is two. Therefore, the answer is expressed by using two significant figures. The non-significant figure which is dropped is
The result of the given calculation is
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