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→How to use a slide rule
'''Note:''' The scales are all at a fixed scale. It is often necessary to move a decimal place in order to find the number you are looking for on the scale. It is up to the user to keep track and subsequently to estimate the decimal point in the final result.
'''Note:''' The scales are all at a fixed scale. It is often necessary to move a decimal place in order to find the number you are looking for on the scale. It is up to the user to keep track and subsequently to estimate the decimal point in the final result.
'''Note:''' You typically get 3 significant digits of accuracy when using a slide rule.
=== Multiplication ===
=== Multiplication ===