Limits of accuracy

Bytheendofthelessonyoushouldbeableto:

Giveappropriateupperandlowerboundsfor
previouslyroundednumbers
Obtainappropriateupperandlowerboundsto
solutionsofproblems.

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Starter

472.3

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Agirl'sheightisgivenas162cmcorrecttothe
nearestcentimetre.
Is161.7cmapossiblevalueforthegirl'sheight?
Is162.35cmapossiblevalueforthegirl'sheight?
Givetwopossiblevaluesforthegirl'sheight,lowerthan162cm.
Givetwopossiblevaluesforthegirl'sheight,biggerthan162cm.
Whatistheleastpossiblevalueforthegirl'sheight?
Is162.5cmapossiblevalueforthegirl'sheight?Why?
Representbythemeansofaninequality allpossiblevalues
forthegirl'sheight.

161.5 h <162.5

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Possiblevaluesforthegirl'sheight

161.5cm

Lowerbound

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162cm

162.5cm

Upperbound
Notethatthereisan"empty
dot"at162.5.Itmeansthat
thisisnotapossibleanswer
forourproblem.

Ifyoumakeameasurementtoagivenunit,
thetruevalue liesinarangethatextends
halfunitbelowandhalfunitabovethe
measurement.
Example:
AtemperatureTisgivenas30 0,correcttothenearestdegree.
Writedownaninequalitytorepresenttherangeofallpossible
valuesforthetemperatureT.

29.50T<30.50

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Ifanumberisroundedas16tothenearestwhole
number,whataretheupperandlowerbounds?

Foranyvaluegiventothenearestunit
i)themaximumpossibleerrorishalfofthat"unit"
ii)itslimitsofaccuracyarethevaluehalfofthe
"unit".

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1)Anansweraisgivenas42to2significantfigures.

Sothemaximumerroris0.5(halfof1).Then

420.5a<42+0.5

41.5a<42.5
lowerbound

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upperbound

2)Annumberbisgivenas480to2s.f.

Sothemaximumerroris5(halfof10)

Thelimitsare4805:

475b<485
lowerbound

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upperbound

3)Ameasurementmisgivenas73000to2s.f.

Sothemaximumerroris500(halfof1000).

72500m<73500
4)Anumberpisgivenas8.7to1d.p.
Sothemaximumerroris0.05(halfof0.1).

Thenthelimitsofaccuracywillbe:

8.70.05

7.75p<8.75
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5)Anumbera isgivenas6.99to2decimalplaces.
Sothemaximumerrorwillbe0.005(halfof0.01)

6.990.005

6.985 a< 6.995

Solveworksheet:"Limitsofaccuracy"Ex.1

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6)Thetwosidesoftherectangleweremeasured
tothenearestmm.
7.9cm

4.6cm
Findtheleastandgreatestpossiblevaluesoftheperimeter.
1)Findtheupperandlowerboundsofeachmeasurement

7.85a<7.95

4.55b<4.65

smallestperimeter:2x7.85+2x4.55=24.8cm

greatestperimeter:2x7.95+2x4.65=25.2cm

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7)Calculatetheupperandlowerboundsfor:
17.84.2
ifeachofthenumbersisgivento1d.p.

17.8liesintherange:

17.75x<17.85

4.2liesintherange:

4.15y<4.25

Thelowerbound(smallestvalue)ofxyis
obtainedwhenweusethesmallestvalueforxand
thegreatestfory,so:
minimumvalue:17.754.25=13.5
Theupperbound(greatestvalue)ofxyis
obtainedwhenweusethegreatestvalueforxand
thesmallestfory,so:
maximumvalue:17.854.15=13.7
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Solveworksheet:"Limitsofaccuracy"Ex.25

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