A cube has a side of length 1.2×10-2 m. Calculate its volume. [2003]
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Volume of cube, V=ℓ3=(1.2×10-2 m)3
=1.728×10-6 m3 ⇒ V=1.7×10-6 m3
As length has two significant figures, so volume also has two significant figures.