Solution:
Let the slope of the best fit line be represented by ''
and the slope of the worst fit line be represented by ''
Given that:
= 1.35 m/s
= 1.29 m/s
Then the uncertainity in the slope of the line is given by the formula:
(1)
Substituting values in eqn (1), we get
= 0.03 m/s
From the concept of optics on a curvature of a spherical mirror, the proportion for which the focal length is equivalent to half the radius of curvature is fulfilled. Mathematically this is
Here,
f = Focal Length
R = Radius
Rearranging to find the radius we have,
Replacing with our values,
R = 2(13.8cm)
R = 27.6cm
Therefore the radius of the spherical surface from which the mirror was made is 27.6cm