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Uncertainty Worksheet

1. The document contains a physics worksheet with uncertainty calculations for various length and time measurements. 2. It includes converting between relative and absolute uncertainties, arithmetic operations with uncertainties, and calculating the perimeter and area of a rectangle with given dimensions and uncertainties. 3. The answers section provides the step-by-step working and calculations for determining the appropriate uncertainty in each case.

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Uncertainty Worksheet

1. The document contains a physics worksheet with uncertainty calculations for various length and time measurements. 2. It includes converting between relative and absolute uncertainties, arithmetic operations with uncertainties, and calculating the perimeter and area of a rectangle with given dimensions and uncertainties. 3. The answers section provides the step-by-step working and calculations for determining the appropriate uncertainty in each case.

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Phys 191 – Uncertainty Worksheet


(2.70 ± 0.05 cm) + (12.02 ± 0.08 cm)
(2.70 ± 0.05 cm) − (12.02 ± 0.08 cm) (2.70 ± 0.05 cm) + (3.5 cm ± 10 %)
1. Convert the following to relative uncertainties:
a. 2.70 ± 0.05 cm b. 12.02 ± 0.08 cm
(2.70 ± 0.05 cm) × (12.02 ± 0.08 cm)
(12.02 ± 0.08 cm) ÷ (16 s ± 8 %) (3.5 cm ± 10 %) × (2.70 ± 0.05 cm) ÷ (16 s ± 8 %)
5. Complete the following, determining the appropriate uncertainty:
2. Convert the following to absolute uncertainties:
a. 3.5 cm ± 10 % b. 16 s ± 8 %
2
2 × (2.70 ± 0.05 cm) 2 × (16 s ± 8 %) (12.02 ± 0.08 cm)

3. Complete the following, determining the appropriate uncertainty:

Complete the following determining the appropriate uncertainty:

2
(12.02 ± 0.08 cm) ÷ (3.5 cm ± 10 %)
2
(12.02 ± 0.08 cm) + (3.5 cm ± 10 %) × (2.70 ± 0.05 cm)
[(3.5 cm ± 10%) + (2.70 ± 0.05 cm)] / (16 s ± 8%)
4. Complete the following, determining the appropriate uncertainty:
2 2
4π /(0.034 ± 0.004 s /cm)

4.33 ± 0.01 cm.


7. Determine the perimeter and area of a rectangle of length 9.2 ± 0.05 cm and
width
Answers
−9.3 ± 0.1 cm (or −9.32 ± 0.13 cm)
6.2 ± 0.5 cm (can be ± 0.4 cm if you used 3.5 ± 0.35 cm before rounding)
1. a. 2.70 cm ± 2 %
b. 12.02 cm ± 0.7 %
0.75 cm/s ± 9% = 0.75 ± 0.07 cm/s
2. a. 3.5 ± 0.4 cm
b. 16 ± 1 s

3. a. 14.7 ± 0.1 cm (or 14.72 ± 0.13 cm)


2 2 2
0.59 cm /s ± 20% = 0.59 ± 0.12 cm /s = 0.6 ± 0.1 cm /s
32 s ± 8 % = 32 ± 2 s

2 2 2
4. a. 32.5 cm ± 3% = 32.5 ± 0.975 cm = 33 ± 1 cm
2 2 2
144.5 cm ± 1% = 144.5 ± 2 cm = 145 ± 2 cm (may only get ± 1 depending on
round-off errors)

5. a. 5.4 ± 0.1 cm (or 5.40 ± 0.10 cm)


2
154 ± 3 cm (note that here I am rounding the number 154 to the same precision as
the uncertainty, rather than using our usual sigfig rules)
I’ll accept either 0.39 cm/s ± 15% or 0.39 cm/s ± 20%, and if you convert to
absolute, you’ll get either 0.39 ± 0.06 cm/s or 0.39 ± 0.08 cm/s, depending on when
2
6. a. 41 cm ± 10% = 41 ± 4
2
cm
2 2
you did your rounding. 1161.13 cm/s ± 10 % = 1200 ± 100 cm/s
2 2
7. P = 27.1 ± 0.1 cm A = 39.8 cm ± 0.8 % = 39.8 ± 0.3 cm (again, use
precision of uncertainty to decide on precision of answer)

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