Significant Figures [ENDORSED]
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Significant Figures
How many places can we be off by (according to the official answer) to still get full credit? For example, if my answer is 115*10^-9 m, but the answer in the answer key is 116*10^-9 m, will I still get full credit?
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Re: Significant Figures
To get a value lower than the actual makes me believe that you rounded values as you continued solving. Significant figures comes into play at the end, once the answer is determined. I do not believe you will get full credit because of that but perhaps you will only lose one point.
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Re: Significant Figures
I'm not sure if you would get full credit, but try to round as little as possible in the course of solving the problem until you get to the very end so that your answer is as correct as possible.
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Re: Significant Figures [ENDORSED]
Yes, it is important to round at the end rather than in the midst of the problem. However, because that number is so small, it's very possible to end up with a slightly different answer, so I would say it's okay. What is most important is that you are doing the work correctly. If the answer is within 1%, you should be fine.
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