Problems on Measurement Error Analysis

By Tadele Libay March, 2020

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Quick Review
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
Example 6
Example 7
Example 8

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 Quick Review

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 Propagation of Errors – Basic Rules

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 Cont’d …

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 General Formula for Error Propagation

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 Problem 1

1. You measure the length x of an objects. Which of the following

  ways to report the result are correct?

(a) x = (5.232 0.01)

(b) x = (5.2 0.001) mm
(c) x = (5.232 0.001) mm
(d) x = (5.232 0.1) mm
(e) x = (5 1) mm

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 Problem 2

2. You measure two interval of time with a stop watch which has a
 
precision equal to 0.01s (dependent uncertainties)and t1 = (35.23
0.01)s, and t2 = (15.71 0.01)s.

(a) What is t1 t2?

(b) What is t1 t2?
(c) What is t1t2?

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 Problem 3

 
3. The initial position of the object is (0.0 0.1) cm, and the final
position (100.0 0.1) cm. The time taken to travel that distance is t =
(37 1.0) s. Write the velocity of the object, including the error, in SI
units?

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 Problem 4

 
4. To find the volume of a certain cube, you measure its side as 2.00
0.02 cm. Convert this uncertainty to a percent and then find the
volume with its uncertainty.

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 Problem 5

 
5. If you measure x as 100 6, what should you report for , with its
uncertainty?

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 Problem 6

7. Suppose you measure three numbers as follows:

where the three uncertainties are independent and random. Use step
by-step propagation to find the quantity, q with its uncertainty.

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 Problem 7

 
7. The Atwood machine consists of two masses M and m (with M >
m) attached to the ends of a light string that passes over a light,
frictionless pulley. When the masses are released, the mass M is
easily shown to accelerate down with an acceleration.

Suppose that M and m are measured as M = 100 1 and m = 50 1,

both in grams. Find the uncertainty δa.

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 Problem 8

8. Consider Table 1, which lists 30 measurements of the mass ‘m’ of

a sample of some unknown material.

How are you going to report the measured mass of the unknown
material in standard error?

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