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Physics: Post your doubts here!

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Can anyone please state the number of significant figures wee should leave a answer to in the physics theory paper?:)

Would the CIE examiners cut marks for wrong number of significant figures in the final answers?:)
 
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Can anyone please state the number of significant figures wee should leave a answer to in the physics theory paper?:)

Would the CIE examiners cut marks for wrong number of significant figures in the final answers?:)

Well mostly it is 3-2 significant figures, 3 is better as the answer is more accurate and in most of the papers you will find answers in 3 significant figures.
I guess CIE will only cut marks, if the question says 'Write your answer in appropriate number of significant figures', here you should be extremely careful and write in 3 significant figures only, if you don't your marks will be lost.
 
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Well mostly it is 3-2 significant figures, 3 is better as the answer is more accurate and in most of the papers you will find answers in 3 significant figures.
I guess CIE will only cut marks, if the question says 'Write your answer in appropriate number of significant figures', here you should be extremely careful and write in 3 significant figures only, if you don't your marks will be lost.
But in the mark schemes it varies.
 
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I had solved it already, and I want you to explain it, cause I am tired of solving doubts frm yesterday night, you now can take my place I am off. :)
Can anyone please state the number of significant figures wee should leave a answer to in the physics theory paper?:)

Would the CIE examiners cut marks for wrong number of significant figures in the final answers?:)
 
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Can anyone please state the number of significant figures wee should leave a answer to in the physics theory paper?:)

Would the CIE examiners cut marks for wrong number of significant figures in the final answers?:)
well I would prefer 3 sig figures and i have observed that sometime it is rejected or many times i have experienced wrong answers too. :p :p so use 3 to 4 sig figures.
 
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