Elementary Technical Mathematics

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

Chapter 4 - Section 4.6 - Multiplication and Division of Measurements - Exercise - Page 188: 6

Answer

$$16,000 \ cm^2. $$

Work Step by Step

First, we have $$(560 \ cm)(28.0 \ cm)= 15680 \ cm^2 $$ Now, round this product to two significant digits, which is the accuracy of the least accurate measurement. That is, $$(560 \ cm)(28.0 \ cm)= 16,000 \ cm^2. $$
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