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The students measured length during a science experiment, they got 12 cm. But the actual measurement was 14.25 cm. What was the percent error?

what was the percent error

Answer 1

Kennedy Adams

#15.79%# (2 d.p.)

In the event that the experiment measure was 12 and the real measurement was 14.25:

Error:

#14.25-12=2.25#

As a percentage of the actual measure, this is:

#2.25/14.25xx100%=15.79%# (2 d.p.)

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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