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Title: Physics Sample Activity with Answer
Description: This file contains sample activity with answers about error analysis in physics. This note is very useful for Physics students and Science Students.

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Name: Magsalay, Rechie Sumbrana

Course: BS Physics

Student ID: 2018-03471

College: CSM

Subject: Advanced Laboratory

Schedule: TWF (10:00AM-1:00PM)
ACTIVITY 1
ERROR ANALYSIS

1
...
Which of these
uncertainties, if any, are not valid? Why?
a
...
3 ± 0
...
25
...
02 m c
...
36 ± 124 s
Answer:
The uncertainties that are not valid above are: a
...
3 ± 0
...
0
...

(a) Accordingly, the last significant figure of any value is the same to the decimal
position of the uncertainty such that the letter a should be 1
...
0004 N
...

2
...
0 ± 0
...
0 ± 0
...
Combined, they have a mass of _________±_________g
...
0 ± 0
...
0 ± 0
...
)

(b
...
0 + 75
...
05 + 0
...
1

Therefore, the combined mass of the two masses is
m1 + m2 = 125
...
1 grams
3
...
61 ± 0
...
The time that it
takes to travel this distance is 3
...
05 seconds
...

Given:
d = 5
...
005 m
t = 3
...
05 s

Unknown:
v=d/t

v=?

Solution:
(a
...
61/3
...
75

(b
...
005

0
...
75) = 0
...
61

3
...
75 ± 0
...

Type equation here
...
The coefficient of friction (mu) can be calculated from the following equation (mu) =
tan (phi)
...
0 ± 0
...

Given:
(phi) = 32
...
5 degrees
(mu) = tan (phi)

Unknown:
(mu) = ?

Solution:
(a
...
625

(b
...
5°) = 0
...
625 ± 0
...

Type equation here
...
Suppose you recorded the following 10 measurements of time
...

Trial #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Time (s)
8
...
36
8
...
91
8
...
48
8
...
64
8
...
49

Unknown:
Average time (X*) = ?
Solution:
(a
...
52 + 8
...
74 + 8
...
60 + 8
...
55 + 8
...
33 + 8
...
56 s
10

(b ) For uncertainty,
max
...
(t)

8
...
33

(delta) (X*) = ---------------------- = ------------------- = 0
...
3
2

2

Therefore, the average time is
X* = 8
...
3 s
...
(a) Construct a velocity vs
...
Remember to include a title, axis labels with units, and a trend line with the
equation displayed
...
0
3
...
5
3
...
4
5
...
Acceleration =_________________m/s2
...
Then use these to calculate
the uncertainty in the acceleration
...


(a
...
6357x + 0
...
744

4
3

Velocity

2

Linear (Velocity)

1

0
0

2

4

6

8

Time (s)

(b
...
6357x + 0
...
6357
...
6357 m/s² = 0
...

Minimum slope : Since, the lowest steep is at point (5,2
...
4)
Therefore, the slope is m=(2
...
48
...
5
...
– min
...
5-0
...
51=0
...

Therefore, the acceleration uncertainty is 0
...


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Title: Physics Sample Activity with Answer
Description: This file contains sample activity with answers about error analysis in physics. This note is very useful for Physics students and Science Students.