isn't this math?
but the answer is 12 cm^2
but the answer is 12 cm^2
Step 1: Identify the significant figures in the original answer. In this case, the original answer is 11.76 cm2, and it has four significant figures.
Step 2: Determine which digits need to be rounded. To round to two significant figures, focus on the first two significant figures from the left.
Step 3: Determine if rounding up or down is necessary. If the third significant figure is 5 or greater, you round up the second significant figure. If the third significant figure is less than 5, you keep the second significant figure the same.
In this case, the third significant figure is 6, which is greater than 5. Therefore, we round up the second significant figure.
Step 4: Round the number accordingly. The second significant figure is 1, which rounds up to 2.
Therefore, the final answer, rounded to two significant figures, is 12 cm2.