Elementary Technical Mathematics

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

Chapter 4 - Review - Page 207: 21

Answer

a. 36,500 V b. 9.6 V

Work Step by Step

a. Since the measurement 36,500 V has 3 significant digits, then its accuracy is 3. This is the most accurate measurement, since the others have 2 significant digits. b. The measurement 9.6 V has the precision 0.1, which is the most precise, since the others have precisions of 10, 100, and 10,000.
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