gave measures the weight of his puppy to be 18 lb with a puppy's actuators 23 pounds what is the absolute error

Matthias S asked Sep 12, 2023

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Matthias S asked Sep 12, 2023

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The actual weight is 23 lb.

The measured weight is 18 lb.

We can calculate the absolute error as:

$\begin{gathered} E=|\text{actual weight - measured weight}| \\ E=|23-18| \\ E=|5| \\ E=5 \end{gathered}$

Answer: the absolute error is 5 lb.

Eric Olson answered Sep 18, 2023

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