Elementary Technical Mathematics

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

Chapter 4 - Review - Page 208: 22

Answer

a. $0.0005~A$ b. $0.425~A$

Work Step by Step

a. Since the measurement $0.0005~A$ has 1 significant digit, then its accuracy is $1$. This is the least accurate measurement, since the others have $2$ and $3$ significant digits. b. The measurement $0.425~A$ has the precision $0.001$ which is the least precise, since the others have precisions of $0.0001$ and $0.00001$.
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