Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Addition and Subtraction of Measurements - Exercise - Page 185: 18

Answer

a. all b. 1920 m

Work Step by Step

a. Since the measurements 295 m, 91.3 m, 1920 m, and 0.360 m have three significant digits, then they have the same accuracy. b. Since the precision of the measurements 1920 m is 10, then it is the least precise measurement. The other values have precisions of 1, 0.1 and 0.001.
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