give me some examples of significant figures with explanations
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Some examples of significant figures:-
All non-zero digits are considered significant. For example, 91 has two significant figures (9 and 1), while 123.45 has five significant figures (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5). Zeros appearing between two non-zero digits (trapped zeros) are significant.
- Example: 101.12 has five significant figures: 1, 0, 1, 1, and 2.
Significant Figures
- All non-zero numbers ARE significant.
- Zeros between two non-zero digits ARE significant.
- Leading zeros are NOT significant.
- Trailing zeros to the right of the decimal ARE significant.
- Trailing zeros in a whole number with the decimal shown ARE significant.
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