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Significant figures How do i set my calculator so it gives me answers in the correct number of significant figures?

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In scientific calculations the number of significant figures is related to the precision of the measures for measured quantities. For calculated quantities (result of calculations involving measured quantities) the number of significant figures cannot exceed the number of significant figures of the least precise measurement. It has very little to do with the number of decimal places to which a result can be calculated.
From The Physics ToolBox by K. A. Hubbard an D. M. Katz, Brooks/Cole, a division of Thomson Learning, Australia, Canada, etc, copyright 2002.
A significant figure is any digit in a measurement that is exactly known relative to the error in the measurement. To calculate the number of significant figures follow these rules.

  1. Non zero numbers are always significant (not universally accepted).
  2. Zeros are significant when:
  • They act as place holders in a number( e.g. 50.090 has 5 significant figures);
  • They are to the left of an explicit decimal point (e.g. 7400 has four significant figures) EXCEPT when the zero is the symbolic convention for decimals (e.g. 0.37 has two significant figures)
3. Zeros are not significant when:
  • They are to the left of an implied decimal point (e.g. 380 has 2 significant figures). A few texts consider these zeros to be significant.
  • They are to the right of a decimal point, but before any significant figures (e.g. 0.000205 has three significant figures).

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Press SHIFT MODE 6 then select the desired number of digits after the decimal point. Alternatively, press SHIFT MODE 7 then select the desired number of significant digits.

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SOURCE: calculator won't show decimal places

Haven't heard of it giving nearest whole numbers before. But have you tried pressing SHIFT and then SETUP (upper right hand corner next to ON button) and then pressing 2 (LineIO)? Or perhaps you're in different MODE?

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SOURCE: Hi, I have a Casio calculator fx-991MS giving me wrong answers!

Hello,
I am only looking for a plausible cause of the error, because I do not believe your calculator can make such a mistake. I think you accidentally activated the Exponential display format and did not pay attention to the small, raised -03 that came at the end of the number displayed. It is a common mistake for those not very familiar with Scientific or exponential notation.

Let us try to reset your calculator to the normal (floating point) format.
Press the [MODE] key a number of times until you reach a screen that has FIX, SCI, NORM and under each one a number (FIX 1, SCI 2), Norm 3). To have the number of decimal place you gave in your result (4 decimal digits), you press 1 to select Fix then 4.

Be aware that scientific calculators usually stop displaying results in floating point format ( 0.0000045 ) if the number is smaller then 0.001. So basically, 0.00099 will be displayed as 9.90-04, -04 being raised above the level, and in smaller size.

Hope it helps.

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  • Posted on Jan 21, 2010

SOURCE: casio fx-82es significant figures

it should...

it can be found by SHIFT then MODE then SCI is the one you want to choose

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 13, 2010

SOURCE: i setup my calculator to its original default

plz give software free download hp officejet 5610 all-in-one driver free download

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SOURCE: i don't want my answers in fractions

hit s-D and it changes it to a decimal

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