The length of a wire 2.00 m is measured as 2.02m. What is the percentage error in the measurement?

Physics

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n200080 [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

Percent error can be found by dividing the absolute error (difference between measure and actual value) by the actual value, then multiplying by 100.

$Percent Error=\frac{V_{measured}- V_{true} } {V_{true}} *100$

The measured value is 2.02 meters and the actual value is 2.00 meters.

$V_{measured}=2.02\\\\V_{true}=2.00$

$Percent Error=\frac{2.02-2.00}{2.00} *100$

First, evaluate the fraction. Subtract 2.00 from 2.02

$Percent Error=\frac{0.02}{2.00}*100$

Next, divide 0.02 by 2.00

$PercentError=0.01 *100$

Finally, multiply 0.01 and 100.

$Percent Error=1\\Percent Error= 1 \%$

The percent error is 1%.

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