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Chapter 1, Problem 12(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 12PE
Express your answers to problems in this section to the correct number of significant figures and proper units.
A good-quality measuring tape can be off by 0.50 cm over a distance of 20 m. What is its percent uncertainty?
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QUESTION:
Problem 12PE
Express your answers to problems in this section to the correct number of significant figures and proper units.
A good-quality measuring tape can be off by 0.50 cm over a distance of 20 m. What is its percent uncertainty?
ANSWER:
Solution
Step 1
We have to calculate the percentage of uncertainty for the given values.