College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Scientific Notation and Significant Figures - Checkpoint - Page 8: 1.4

Answer

$109$ $\text{m}$ The product has $3$ significant figures.

Work Step by Step

Step 1: Perform the multiplication: $45.26$ $\text{m}/\text{s} \times 2.41$ $\text{s}=109.0766$ $\text{m}$ Step 2: Determine significant figures: $45.26$ has $4$ significant figures $2.41$ has $3$ significant figures In multiplication and division, the result must have the same number of significant figures as the value with the fewest sig. figs. Step 3: Round the result The final answer should have $3$ significant figures, so: $109.0766$ $\text{m} \implies 109$ $\text{m}$
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