Problema Solution
The duration of a song is measured to be 3.62 minuets, correct to 3 significant figures. Find:
(a) the maximum absolute error,
(b) the relative error,
(c) the percentage error, of the measured duration.
Answer provided by our tutors
(a) the maximum absolute error is 0.005
(b) the relative error is 0.005/3.62 = 0.00138
(c) the percentage error, of the measured duration is 0.138%