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You measure the width of a doorway and find that it is 1.20 m wide. Find the greatest possible error of your measurement

You measure the width of a doorway and find that it is 1.20 m wide. Find the greatest possible error of your measurement
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You measure the width of a doorway and find that it is 1.20 m wide. Find the greatest possible error of your measurement

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0.005 m

Explanation:

User Tadej Vengust
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Given that the distance between two lines in the measurement instrument is 0.01m, the maximum error should be 0.01m/2 = 0.005 m.

If you do a good work, the real measure is 1.20m +/- 0.005m, this is between 1.195 and 1.205.
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