A student measures the length and width of a rectangular plate as 12.72 cm and 5.41 cm, respectively, each with an uncertainty of ±0.01 cm. What is the uncertainty in the calculated area of the plate?
±0.0005 cm²
±0.18 cm²
±0.02 cm²
±0.01 cm²
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The respective number of significant figures for the numbers 23.023, 0.0003 and are
5, 1, 2
5, 1, 5
5, 5, 2
4, 4, 2
The length, breadth and thickness of a block are given by and The volume of block according to the idea of significant figures should be
176.4 cm³
176 cm³
180 cm³
2×10² cm³
Taking significant figures into account, calculate the sum of and .
20.00
19.99
20.0
19.9999
Taking into account significant figures, what is the value of ?
10.00
9.9999
10
9.99
What is the sum of 12.45 g and 3.1 g, rounded to the correct number of significant figures?
15.55 g
15.6 g
15.5 g
16 g
A student measures two lengths as m and m. What is the sum of these lengths, taking into account significant figures?
3.00 m
2.9999 m
3 m
2.99 m
The mass of a sample is measured as 23.647 g. If the instrument used has a precision of 0.01 g, what is the correctly rounded mass?
23.64 g
23.65 g
23.7 g
24 g
If and , what is to the correct number of significant figures?
5.00
4.9999
5
4.99