[Phys-L] Calculations on the AP Calculus Exam

[Jeff Weitz <weitz@PIPELINE.COM>]

Joel Rauber wrote:

Yes, I have a question?

I assume that really means that all answers reported to three
significant places?  Or does it?

Or does it mean that all intermediate results are rounded to three
significant places at each and every stage of a calculation?
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They mean three digits after the decimal.  So:  1.432    and 4,251.432

Even with all the shades of opinion on significant figures being
expressed here, I haven't seen this one.

Jeff Weitz
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