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Amanda Gaines
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22 April, 22:20
Why does 5060 have three significant figures?
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Tessa Brock
22 April, 22:41
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5060 have three significant figures : Explanation given below
Explanation:
Significant figures
The significant figures (also known as the significant digits and decimal places) of a number are digits that possess certain meaning.
It includes all digits except: zeros
Rules to find significant figures
1. All non-zero digits are considered significant. For example, 23 has two significant figures.
2. Zeros in between two non-zero digits are significant: like in 202.1201 has seven significant figures.
3. Zeros to the left of the significant figures are not significant. For example,.000021 has two significant figures, zeros have no value.
4. Zeros to the right of the significant figures are significant.
That is the reason in number 5060, it has 3 significant figures.
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