A ball falls from rest with an acceleration g. The uncertainty in the value of time is ±6% and the uncertainty in the value of g is ±4%. What is the best estimate for the uncertainty of the position of the object .

A ball falls from rest with an acceleration g. The uncertainty in the value of time is ±6% and the uncertainty in the value of g is ±4%. What is the best estimate for the uncertainty of the position of the object .

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A ball falls from rest with an acceleration g. The uncertainty in the value
of time is ±6% and the uncertainty in the value of g is ±4%. What is the
best estimate for the uncertainty of the position of the object .
Use h = 1/2gt²

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