(a) If your speedometer has an uncertainty of 2.0 km/h at a speed of 90 km/h, what is the percent uncertainty? (b) If it has the same percent uncertainty when it reads 60 km/ h, what is the range of speeds you could be going?
SOLUTION:
a) The percent uncertainty is computed as
b) The tolerance of the velocity is
Therefore, the range of the velocity is 60±1km/h, or that is 59 to 61 km/h.
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