The point of this questions is to practice the concept of precision and the number of significant
figure to quote. Questions are taken from the course book 'Physics with modern physics',
Richard Wolfson & J. M. Pasachoff, pp 18-20.
Question: A 3.6cm long radio antenna is added to the front of an aeroplane 41m long. What is
the overall length ?
Repeat the previous problem, now that the aeroplane's length is 41.05m.
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Simple practice questions to get accustomed to significant numbers. This is important for all sciences. Attachments in PDF format.
A 3.6 cm long radio antenna is added to the front of an aeroplane 41 m long. What is the overall length?
Repeat this problem with an aeroplane length of 41.05 m.
The answer must be to the correct significant figures.
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