Consider the following equation of the motion of a ball: s=0.5*g*t? where sis displacement, g is acceleration and t
is time. The percentage uncertainty in the value of tis -3% and that in the value of g is +-2%. Calculate the
percentage uncertainty in the value of s.

Respuesta :

Answer:

8 %

Explanation:

The equation that shows the motion of a bll is :

s=0.5gt²

where,

s is displacement, g is acceleration and t is time.

The percentage uncertainty in the value of tis -3% and that in the value of g is +-2%.

[tex]\dfrac{\Delta t}{t}=\pm3\%\\\\\dfrac{\Delta g}{g}=\pm2\%[/tex]

Percentage error in s is :

[tex]\dfrac{\Delta g}{g}=\dfrac{\Delta g}{g}+2\dfrac{\Delta t}{t}\\\\\dfrac{\Delta g}{g}=2+2\times 3\\\\\dfrac{\Delta g}{g}=8\%[/tex]

So, the percentage uncertainty in the value of s is 8%.