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  1. December 8th 2009, 07:59 AM #1
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    1SF

    what would 0.171 be to 1SF? would it be 0.170?
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  2. December 8th 2009, 08:56 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by andyboy179 View Post
    what would 0.171 be to 1SF? would it be 0.170?
    No, because the 170 are all significant. Only leading zeroes are insignificant.

    For 1sf you need is one digit after that leading zero
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  3. December 8th 2009, 10:33 AM #3
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    0.171=0.2?
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  4. December 8th 2009, 11:12 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by andyboy179 View Post
    0.171=0.2?
    Yes, that's right
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