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Offline Tiryan

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Re: IGCSE MATHS
« Reply #30 on: October 26, 2009, 12:04:19 pm »
does 120.00 have 5 significant digits?

its written in the para..

No 120.00 does not have 5 sig figs, cause that can be written a million other ways.

The only time you count a zero after a non-zero number is if it has another non zero number after (the zero).

Thats going to throw off a few more ppl :D
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Re: IGCSE MATHS
« Reply #31 on: October 26, 2009, 12:14:41 pm »
No 120.00 does not have 5 sig figs, cause that can be written a million other ways.

The only time you count a zero after a non-zero number is if it has another non zero number after (the zero).

Thats going to throw off a few more ppl :D

thats exactly wat i said..

my point is "WIKIPEDIA" says so... have a look at what Z.J posted..
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Re: IGCSE MATHS
« Reply #32 on: October 26, 2009, 12:17:54 pm »
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Re: IGCSE MATHS
« Reply #33 on: October 26, 2009, 12:37:44 pm »
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Re: IGCSE MATHS
« Reply #34 on: October 26, 2009, 12:38:26 pm »
does 120.00 have 5 significant digits?

its written in the para..

yes it does

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Re: IGCSE MATHS
« Reply #35 on: October 26, 2009, 12:39:56 pm »
120 can be eoither 2 or three sig figs but 120.00 is def 3 sig figs cos the zeroes are after the decimal point

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Re: IGCSE MATHS
« Reply #36 on: October 26, 2009, 12:41:58 pm »
zeros after a number which is after a decimal point count as sig figs
to 3 sig figs 0.01000001 is written 0.0100

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Re: IGCSE MATHS
« Reply #37 on: October 26, 2009, 12:44:09 pm »
alyt!

i get it now...Thanks..