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b. 2 × (16 s ± 8 %)
c. (12.02 ± 0.08 cm)2
6. Complete the following determining the appropriate uncertainty :
a. (12.02 ± 0.08 cm)2 ÷ (3.5 cm ± 10 %)
7. Determine the perimeter and area of a rectangle of length 9.2 ± 0.05 cm and width
4.33 ± 0.01 cm.
8. Calculate the average and the uncertainty for each set of data:
AVG UNCERT.
SET A: 15.32, 15.37, 15.33, 15.38,
15.35
SET B: 16.30, 16.19; 16.24 16.29, 16.23
9. In an experiment, you are measuring the mass of water by difference. You use 2
different balances to measure mass, and your data looks like this:
Complete the table. Do you think your main source of error is random or
systematic? If you believe one of the balances is off, how would you determine
which one? What happens to your uncertainty after you've done the calculations?
WHY?