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fruitpunch
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you don't need actual value you can also do 1/2 x precision
so 0.1 (precision) x 1/2 =0.05
so 0.1 (precision) x 1/2 =0.05
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sorry I have 2 questions:
1. where did you get 0.1 from?
2. when I do 0.1 x 10 x 1/2 you get 0.5, not 0.05
1. I think the 0.1 comes from "correct to one decimal place".
2. The formula is
Looked at another way, if the length is 10.0 m, that means it could be anything that would round to 10.0 m.
So, it could be 9.95 m. Or 9.962704168324689 m. Or 10.0264 m. Or anything satisfying
The absolute error is the biggest possible difference between the actual value and 10.0, which is
The precision mentioned above is the range from 9.95 to 10.05, which is 10.05 - 9.95 = 0.1, and half of it is 0.05.
By either method, the answer is D.
So, it could be 9.95 m. Or 9.962704168324689 m. Or 10.0264 m. Or anything satisfying
The absolute error is the biggest possible difference between the actual value and 10.0, which is
The precision mentioned above is the range from 9.95 to 10.05, which is 10.05 - 9.95 = 0.1, and half of it is 0.05.
By either method, the answer is D.
fruitpunch
Member
0.1 is the precision which is the smallest unit you can get from 10.0
so according to the formula
0.1 x1/2 =0.05
Hope that makes sense
so according to the formula
0.1 x1/2 =0.05
Hope that makes sense
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@fruitpunch @CM_Tutor @jimmysmith560 thank you so much for your help, I understand it much better now thanks to you guys!!!
fruitpunch
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Happy to help !
No worries!
Glad to help. One of the reasons BoS is a great site and resource is the willingness of people to help each other.
