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ISBN: 9780321989246

Author: Knight

Publisher: PEARSON CO

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Chapter 1, Problem 27MCQ

A rectangle has length 3.24 m and height 0.532 m. To the correct number of significant figures, what is its area?

A. 1.72 m²
B. 1.723 m²
C. 1.7236 m²
D. 1.72368 m²

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