Question

You are solving a measurement problem where the numbers 4.5160 x 10−3, 2.09 x 107, and 5.8 x 103 are multiplied. how many significant digits should the product have?

Answer 1

The product should have a 1 significant digit.

Scientific notations

When multiplying Scientific notations, the significant figure of the final result must be approximated to the scientific notation that has the least decimal place.

From the question given, if we 4.5160 x 10^3, 2.09 x 107, and 5.8 x 10^3 are multiplied, the product should have 1 significant digits since the least decimal value that occur in question is 1dp

Hence the product should have a 1 significant digit.

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