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Suppose you are asked to find the area of a rectangle that is 2.1cm wide by 5.6cm long. Your calculator answer would be 11.76cm^2. Now suppose you are asked to enter the answer to two significant figures.

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Ur answer would be 12cm^2
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User Jason OOO
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Your calculator will return a result of 11.76cm^2
The correct answer must have 2 significant figures:
Answer : 12cm^2
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User Dabs
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