Question

A) Measure the length of your geometry box and Physics book using metre rule and:

i) Write length in scientific notation in each case.
ii) Write number of significant figures in each case.

Answer 1

a) i) The length of my geometry box is 25.4 cm, which is equal to 2.54 x 10^-1 m. The length of my Physics book is 22.5 cm, which is equal to 2.25 x 10^-1 m.

ii) The number of significant figures in the length of my geometry box is 3, and the number of significant figures in the length of my Physics book is 3.