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Chapter 1: Problem 21
You have postage for a 1 -oz letter but only a metric scale. What's the maximum mass your letter can have, in grams?
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You're writing a biography of the physicist Enrico Fermi, who was fond of estimation problems. Here's one problem Fermi posed: What's the number of piano tuners in Chicago? Give your estimate, and explain to your readers how you got it.
To see why it's important to carry more digits in intermediate calculations, determine \((\sqrt{3})^{3}\) to three significant figures in two ways: (a) Find \(\sqrt{3}\) and round to three significant figures, then cube and again round; and (b) find \(\sqrt{3}\) to four significant figures, then cube and round to three significant figures.
To raise a power of 10 to another power, you multiply the exponent by the power. Explain why this works.
How many Earths would fit inside the Sun?
Add \(3.63105 \mathrm{m}\) and \(2.13103 \mathrm{km}\)
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