The edges of a shoebox are measured to be 10.9 cm, 18.4 cm, and 29 cm. Determine the volume of the box retaining the proper number of significant figures in your answer.

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Q: The edges of a shoebox are measured to be 11.3 cm, 19.4 cm, and 29 cm.

A: Given: length =11.3 cm  Width= 19.4 cm Height = 29 cm

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Q: Morty measures a Meeseeks box (an object that is roughly a cube) with an old rusty ruler. Because of…

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Half Life

The concept of Half Life has numerous practical applications some of them includes figuring out the effective drug dosage to finding out when a radioactive becomes safe to use. If you look for a career in Nuclear Physics you will need this concept.