PHYSICS 1 ACTIVITY NO.

1 Teacher: Engr. Mary Ruth R.

Paja Deadline: September 8,
2020

General
Instructions:
• Use short bond paper and black ball
pen.
• Write your name in every answer
sheet.
• Write your work clearly.
• Submit “pdf format” of your work to our Google Classroom ONLY with file
name “LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_ACTIVITY NO.”. (Ex. PAJA_MARY
RUTH_ACTIVITY NO. 1)

A. Determine the number of significant digits are in each of the following

numbers:

1. 47.1 2. 9700
3.
0.005965000
4. 560 5.
0.0509 6.
701.905 7.
50.00 8.
50.012 9.
0.000009 10.
0.0000104

B. Round the following numbers to the correct number of significant digits as indicated at
the right
side
.

1. 689.683 grams (4 significant digits) 2. 0.007219

(2 significant digits) 3. 4009 (1 significant digit) 4.
39.21 x 10-1 (1 significant digit) 5. 8792 (2
significant digits) 6. 309.00275 (5 significant digits)
7. .1046888 (3 significant digits) 8. 24.305 x 10-3 (2
significant digits) 9. 10004 (1 significant digit) 10.
16558.3508 (6 significant digits)
C. Find the sum or difference of the following and round them to the correct number of
digits.

1. 100.60 – 21.3 2.
1.97 + 3.000 3.
10.853 – 36 4.
296.0 + 3.9876

D. Multiply or divide the following and give your answer in the correct number of significant
digits.
1. 53.7955 ÷ 5.1
2. 9 x 4.9999 3.
84 ÷ .09 4. .815
x 215.7
E. Place the following numbers in scientific
notation
1. 119.4543 2.
10000.10 3.
0.000105375 4.
0.000234 5.
9004577.1

F. Place the following numbers in ordinary

notation
1. 3.9 x 109 2.
6.0026 x 106 3.
5 x 10-6 4. 8.45
x 10-8 5. 3.2 x
103

G. Perform the following calculations and express the answers to the correct number of
significant
figures
.

1. Multiply 3.4 by 7.954. 2. Add 99.3 and 98.7. 3. Subtract 98.7 from 99.3. 4. Evaluate the
cos (30°). 5. If five railroad track segments have an average length of 2.134 meters, what
is the total length
of these five rails when they lie end to
end?