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Chapter 1: 16 (page 28)
Express each approximation of π to six significant figures: (a) 22/7 and (b) 355/113. (c) Are these approximations accurate to that precision?
(a)The six significant figures of 22/7 is 3.14285
(b)The six significant figures of 22/7 is 3.14159.
(c) The approximation 355/113 is more accurate than 22/7.
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