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1. The normal human body temperature is given as 98.7F. Determine the

equivalent Celsius and Kelvin scale temperature.
2. Batch of resistors that each has a nominal resistance of 330  are to be tested and
classified as ±5% and ±1% components. Calculate the maximum and minimum
absolute resistance for each case.
3. Three resistors refer to problem 2 are connected in series. One has a ±5% error,
and the other two are ±10%. Calculate the maximum and minimum values of the
total resistance.
4. A dc power supply provides currents to four electronic circuits. The currents are
37, 42, 13, and 6.7 mA. The first two are measured with an accuracy of ±3%, and
the other two are with ±1% accuracy. Find the maximum and minimum levels of
the total supply current.
5. Two currents from different sources flow in opposite directions through a
resistor. I1 is measured as 79 mA on a 100mA analog instrument with an accuracy
of ±3% of full scale. I2 determined as 3 mA, is measured on a digital instrument
with ±1% accuracy. Calculate the maximum and minimum levels of the current
in the resistance.
6. The voltages at the opposite ends of a 470, ±5% resistor is measured as V1=12
V, V2=5 V. the measuring accuracies are ±0.5 V for V1 and ±2% for V2. Calculate
the level of current in the resistor and specify its accuracy.
7. A resistor R1 has a potential difference of 25 V across its terminals, and a current
of 63 mA. The voltage is measured on a 30 V analog instrument with an accuracy
 of ±5% of full scale. The current is measured on digital instrument with ±1mA
accuracy. Calculate the resistance R1 and specify its tolerance.
8. A 470, ±10% resistor has a potential difference of 12 V across its terminals. If
the voltage is measured with an accuracy of ±6%, determine the power
dissipation in the resistor and specify the accuracy of the result.
9. The output voltage from a precision 12V power supply, monitored at intervals
over a period of a time, produced the following readings: V1 =12.001 V, V2
=11.999 V, V3 =11.998, V4 =12.003, V5 =12.002 V, V6 =11.997, V7 =12.002
V, V8 =12.003 V, V9 =11.998 V, V10 =11.997 V. Calculate the average voltage
level, the mean deviation, the standard deviation, and the probable error in the
measured voltage at any time.
10.Successive measurements of the temperature of a liquid over a period of a time
produce the following data: T1=25.05C, T2=25.02C, T3=25.03C,

T4=25.07C, T5=25.55C, T6=25.06C, T7=25.04C, T8=25.05C,

T9=25.07C, T10=25.03C, T11=25.02C, T12=25.04C, T13=25.02C,
T14=25.03C, T15=25.05C. Determine the average temperature, the mean
deviation from average, the standard deviation and the probable measurement
error.

Summary of measurement errors:

𝑋 = (𝐴 ± ∆𝑎) + (𝐵 ± ∆𝑏) 𝑋 = (𝐴 + 𝐵) ± (∆𝑎 + ∆𝑏)
𝑋 = (𝐴 ± ∆𝑎) − (𝐵 ± ∆𝑏) 𝑋 = (𝐴 − 𝐵) ± (∆𝑎 + ∆𝑏)
𝑋 = (𝐴 ± ∆𝑎%)/(𝐵 ± ∆𝑏%) 𝑋 = (𝐴/𝐵) ± (∆𝑎% + ∆𝑏%)

𝑋 = (𝐴 ± ∆𝑎%) × (𝐵 ± ∆𝑏%) 𝑋 = (𝐴 × 𝐵) ± (∆𝑎% + ∆𝑏%)

𝑋 = (𝐴 ± ∆𝑎%)𝑛 𝑋 = 𝐴𝑛 ± (𝑛 × ∆𝑎%)