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Significant Figures in Sum

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''All the zeroes to the right side of a digit are significant, if they come from a measurement.'' eg- 845000km have 6 S.F. Is there such a law for significant figures?

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Yes, it is one of the rules to determine significant figures in a number.
According to this, ''Final zeros to the right of the decimal point are significant''.

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