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vamsiaus

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A stupid but important question
« on: May 30, 2009, 05:36:52 pm »
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I have been doing trial exams for physics, and most of the time the answers I get are in some way; a little off the answers suggested in the solutions. For example if i get 2655N or something, the solutions has an answer that is like 2600 or 2650N. Although this maybe a very small error, do I lose marks for not getting the exact answer as what they have, or do the markers have a range for the solutions to accept.
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Re: A stupid but important question
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2009, 05:53:22 pm »
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No you won't lose marks.
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Re: A stupid but important question
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2009, 08:18:10 pm »
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there is a range in which they will accept. so ur answer probs won't get marked down but i may depend on the question as well. as sometimes the question may go to decimal places or ur answer will vary because of how many values u took it to and stuff.
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Re: A stupid but important question
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2009, 05:16:59 pm »
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so does that mean that significant figures are imporntant ?

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Re: A stupid but important question
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2009, 05:24:12 pm »
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Not as important as in Chemistry.  In Physics you're given some leeway with sign. figures - so long as you don't go crazy and put something along the lines of "2.23593446063469545324536 N", you'll be fine.

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Re: A stupid but important question
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2009, 06:48:47 pm »
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my calculator scientific doesnt even go that far lol