College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 13P
Express each of the following numbers to three, five, and eight significant figures: (a)π = 3 141592654 ... (b)e = 2.718281823 ... (c)
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