A calculator displays a result as 1.3540980 107 kg. the estimated uncertainty in the result is Â±2%. how many digits should be included as significant when the result is written down?

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08-09-2017
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A calculator displays a result as 1.3540980 107 kg. the estimated uncertainty in the result is Â±2%. how many digits should be included as significant when the result is written down?

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Kalahira Kalahira · Answer 1 · 2017-09-20T15:26:34+02:00

2 significant digits.

Let's see what the range of possible values you can have for 1.3540980 if your uncertainty is +/- 2% 2% of 1.3540980 = 0.02 * 1.3540980 = 0.027082 So the lowest possible value for your result is 1.3540980 - 0.027082 = 1.327016 The largest possible result is 1.3540980 + 0.027082 = 1.38117996 Notice that only the 1st 2 digits of the result match which is reasonable since a 2% error means that your result is only accurate to within 1 part in 50.