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Hello everyone. I'm wondering how accurate manual calculation needs to be in order to get the right answer.
For an example:
15x10^-4J + 4.82x10^-4J / 8.5 x 10^-6C
When I add the numerator, I'm thinking 20 x 10^-4
Then, 20 x 10^-4 / 8.5 x 10^-6......which I'm thinking 20 x 10^-4 / 10 x 10^-6.
This gives me 200.....but, since I made the denomenator a bit larger in the previous step, I'll enlarge the answer a bit.......so the final answer is 220.
When you acually do the calculation on a calculator, the answer comes out to be 233.
To what degree do you suggest manual calculation to be accurate to? Please give an example.
Thanks!
For an example:
15x10^-4J + 4.82x10^-4J / 8.5 x 10^-6C
When I add the numerator, I'm thinking 20 x 10^-4
Then, 20 x 10^-4 / 8.5 x 10^-6......which I'm thinking 20 x 10^-4 / 10 x 10^-6.
This gives me 200.....but, since I made the denomenator a bit larger in the previous step, I'll enlarge the answer a bit.......so the final answer is 220.
When you acually do the calculation on a calculator, the answer comes out to be 233.
To what degree do you suggest manual calculation to be accurate to? Please give an example.
Thanks!