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Grade 11General Physics

the diameter of the wire as measured by screw guage was found to be 2.620 , 2.625 , 2.628 , 2.626 . calculate

a) mean value of diameter

b) absolute error in each measure

c) mean absolute error

d) fractional error

e) percentage error

f express the result in terms of percentage error.

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13 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Apoorva Arora
12 Years ago
We have a set of four values:
2.620, 2.625, 2.628,2.626
therefore mean:
hence absolute error is given by:
= .005, 0, .003, .001
hence mean absolute error is:
Now, Fractional error is given by
= .0019, 0, .0011, .0004
and further, percentage error is given by
=.19%, 0%, .11%, .04%

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