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    Sep 30, 2009, 02:42 PM
    scientific notation wwith significant figures
    how many significant figures does the answer to (1.36x10-5)x(5.02x10-2) have?
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    Sep 30, 2009, 06:05 PM

    Both numbers have 3 significant figures. The result should also have 3 significant figures.
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