6. With a wooden ruler, you measure the length of a rectangular piece of sheet metal to be 16 mm. With micrometer calipers, you measure the width of the rectangle to be 5.98 mm. Consider 4 significant figures only. Determine: (a) the area of the rectangle; (b) the ratio of the rectangle's width to its length; (c) the perimeter of the rectangle;

6. With a wooden ruler, you measure the length of a rectangular piece of sheet metal to be 16 mm. With micrometer calipers, you measure the width of the rectangle to be 5.98 mm. Consider 4 significant figures only. Determine: (a) the area of the rectangle; (b) the ratio of the rectangle's width to its length; (c) the perimeter of the rectangle;

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter1: A Physics Toolkit

Section1.3: Measurement

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