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: 5

Answer

a 0.0350 A b 0.00050 A

Work Step by Step

a. Since the measurement 0.0350 A has 3 significant digits, then its accuracy is 3. This is the most accurate since the others have 2 significant digits. b. The measurements 0.00050 A has the precision 0.0001 which is the most precise, since the others have a precision of 0.001.
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