To Find: How many significant digits each number has
Answer to Problem 5OE
Number of Significant digits given number has
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Concept:
There are three rules on determining how many significant figures are in a number.
They are
1.Non-zero digits are always Significant.
2.Any zeros between two significant digits are Significant.
3.A final zero or trailing zeros in the decimal portion ONLY are Significant.
Here in scientific notation we only need to consider significant digits for
Therefore,
Using above mentioned rules
We can say that
Number of Significant digits given number has
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