Question

how many significant figures are in the thread spacing of a screw, 0.02750 mm?

Answer 1

4

Answer 2

5 sig figs

Answer 3

Only trailing zeroes to the right of the decimal are significant...so it's 4.

Answer 4

oops yes 4 lol I am seeing double :P

Answer 5

:)

@cassie: The rules are fairly simple and can be found here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significant_figures

Answer 6

oh why thank you storm (: i hate physics i suck at physics i know nothing about physics im so stressed...but i need to study it for mondaay so i can graduate

Answer 7

Physics rocks :)

Answer 8

I love physics....learning things that are actually useful is better than a history class anyday :)

Answer 9

History rocks also :)

Answer 10

bleh