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In the first CT problem for points, second part, part D, Im sure the answer is 0.0575. Why does CT say its .0576?

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In the first CT problem for points, second part, part D, Im sure the answer is 0.0575. Why does CT say its .0576?

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I think this is a round-off problem. When you do the calculation, try keeping more significant digits all the way through the intermediate steps. I get 5756 seconds for part d, which rounds to 5760 with 3 significant figures. Tidbits RLC Java Applet.