The speed of light is now defined to be 2.997 924 58 3
108 m/s. Express the speed of light to (a) three significant
figures, (b) five significant figures, and (c) seven
significant figures.

Question

The speed of light is now defined to be 2.997 924 58 3
108 m/s. Express the speed of light to (a) three significant
figures, (b) five significant figures, and (c) seven
significant figures.

saurabh135 · Answer

2.99m/s
2.99792m/s
2.9979246m/s

anonymous · Answer

First answer is not rounded correctly.
Second answer has 6 sig figs, not 5 as requested.
Third answer has 8 sig figs, not 7 as requested.

anonymous · Answer

Also, OpenStudy's Code of Conduct indicates we should not provide direct answers to askers.

anonymous · Answer

@Robert136 , your powers of 10 are incorrect.

anonymous · Answer

There's obviously a typo. The question should read 2.997924583 x 10^8. Those last digits are the power of 10 in scientific notation. Otherwise, scientific notation would not be required.

anonymous · Answer

Oh yeah I see it now.

anonymous · Answer

Ok let's wait for the asker then.