Calculate experimental error using the following data: the measured value equals 1.4 cm; the accepted value equals 1.2 cm.
a) -14.3%
b) 4.3%
c) -16.7%
d) 16.7%

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Answer:

b) 14.3%

Explanation:

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In this case, the experimental error is computed as:

[tex]error=\frac{exp-theo}{exp} *100\%[/tex]

Whereas exp accounts for the measured value, in this case 1.4 cm, and theo the theoretical value, in this case 1.2 cm. Therefore, the result is:

[tex]error=\frac{1.4-1.2}{1.4} *100\%\\\\error=14.3\%[/tex]

Thereby, answer should be b) 14.3% (corrected).

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