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Q. The density of an object is defined as its mass divided by its volume. Suppose the mass and volume of a rock are measured to be 8 g and 2.8325 cm3....

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Q. Express the following sum with the correct number of significant figures: 1.60 m + 143.5 cm + 4.52×105 m .

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Q. The age of the universe is thought to be about 14 billion years.Assuming two significant figures, write this in powers of ten in years.Assuming two...

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Q. How many significant figures do each of the following numbers have?(a) 214(b) 81.60(c) 7.03(d) 0.03(e) 0.0086(f) 3236

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Q. Add ( 9.2 × 103 s ) + ( 8.3 × 104 s ) + ( 0.008 × 106 s ).

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Q. For small angles (α < 20°), the numerical value of sin α is approximately the same as the numerical value of tan α{an (heta)}.Find the largest a...

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Q. You measure the radius of a wheel to be 4.16 cm.Multiply by 2 to get the diameter and express the result using the correct number of significant fi...

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Q. Express the sine of 30.0 with the correct number of significant figures.

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Q. With a wooden ruler you measure the length of a rectangular piece of sheet metal to be 14 mm. You use micrometer calipers to measure the width of...

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Q. A regulation soccer field for international play is a rectangle with a length between 100 m and 110 m and a width between 64 m and 75 m.Wh...

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Q. Compute the following numbers, applying the significant figure rule adopted in this textbook. You may want to review (Pages 23 - 26).33.6 25.6 ...

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Q. An intravenous saline drip has 9.0 g of sodium chloride per liter of water. By definition, 1 mL = 1 cm3.Express the salt concentration in ...

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Q. Perform the following calculations with the correct number of significant figures.(a) 159.31 x 204.6(b) 5.1125 + 0.67 + 3.2(c) 7.662 - 7.425(d) 16....

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Q. How many significant figures are there in the following values?(a) 0.05 x 10-4 (b) 0.00340(c) 7.2 x 104 (d) 103.00

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Q. As an architect, you are designing a new house. A window has a height between 150 cm and 160 cm and a width between 82 cm a...

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Q. How many significant figures are in the following numbers? (a) 78.9 ± 0.2 (b) 3.788 × 109 (c) 2.06 × 1026 (d) 0.0053

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Q. Carry out the arithmetic operations (a) the sum of the measured values 756 37.2 0.83 and 2 (b) the product 0.003 2 3 356.3 and (c) the product 5.62...

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Q. The length and width of a rectangle are 1.125 m and 0.606 m, respectively. Multiplying your calculator gives the product as 0.68175. Rounding prope...

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Q. The density of an object is defined as its mass divided by its volume. Suppose the mass and volume of a rock are measured to be 8 g and 2.8325 cm3....

Q. Express the following sum with the correct number of significant figures: 1.60 m + 143.5 cm + 4.52×105 m .

Q. The age of the universe is thought to be about 14 billion years.Assuming two significant figures, write this in powers of ten in years.Assuming two...

Q. How many significant figures do each of the following numbers have?(a) 214(b) 81.60(c) 7.03(d) 0.03(e) 0.0086(f) 3236

Q. Add ( 9.2 × 103 s ) + ( 8.3 × 104 s ) + ( 0.008 × 106 s ).

Q. For small angles (α < 20°), the numerical value of sin α is approximately the same as the numerical value of tan α{an (heta)}.Find the largest a...

Q. You measure the radius of a wheel to be 4.16 cm.Multiply by 2 to get the diameter and express the result using the correct number of significant fi...

Q. Express the sine of 30.0 with the correct number of significant figures.

Q. With a wooden ruler you measure the length of a rectangular piece of sheet metal to be 14 mm. You use micrometer calipers to measure the width of...

Q. A regulation soccer field for international play is a rectangle with a length between 100 m and 110 m and a width between 64 m and 75 m.Wh...

Q. Compute the following numbers, applying the significant figure rule adopted in this textbook. You may want to review (Pages 23 - 26).33.6 25.6 ...

Q. An intravenous saline drip has 9.0 g of sodium chloride per liter of water. By definition, 1 mL = 1 cm3.Express the salt concentration in ...

Q. Perform the following calculations with the correct number of significant figures.(a) 159.31 x 204.6(b) 5.1125 + 0.67 + 3.2(c) 7.662 - 7.425(d) 16....

Q. How many significant figures are there in the following values?(a) 0.05 x 10-4 (b) 0.00340(c) 7.2 x 104 (d) 103.00

Q. As an architect, you are designing a new house. A window has a height between 150 cm and 160 cm and a width between 82 cm a...

Q. How many significant figures are in the following numbers? (a) 78.9 ± 0.2 (b) 3.788 × 109 (c) 2.06 × 1026 (d) 0.0053

Q. Carry out the arithmetic operations (a) the sum of the measured values 756 37.2 0.83 and 2 (b) the product 0.003 2 3 356.3 and (c) the product 5.62...

Q. The length and width of a rectangle are 1.125 m and 0.606 m, respectively. Multiplying your calculator gives the product as 0.68175. Rounding prope...