Thursday, June 7, 2012

Q-20 Round up the following upto three significant figures: (i) 34.216 (ii) 10.4107 (iii) 0.04597 (iv) 2808

Q-20 Round up the following upto three significant figures:
(i) 34.216
(ii) 10.4107
(iii) 0.04597
(iv) 2808
Answer
(i) 34.2
(ii) 10.4
(iii) 0.0460
(iv) 2810

2 comments:

  1. How0.04597 will be 0.0460…?plz help

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    1. Start from the last place
      9 & 7
      Since 7 is greater than 5, the digit before it gets increased by 1
      Therefore, 9+1=10
      Here 0 at ones place takes the position of 9 and 1 is added to the digit before
      Hence, 5+1=6
      Now write the no.
      0.0460 with 3 SF

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