Write the rules for determining significant figure
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Significant Figures
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- RULES FOR 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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ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs ɪɴ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ 3 ʀᴜʟᴇs:
▪ɴᴏɴ-ᴢᴇʀᴏ ᴅɪɢɪᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ.
▪ᴀɴʏ ᴢᴇʀᴏs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴡᴏ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴅɪɢɪᴛs ᴀʀᴇ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ.
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