A rectangular piece of aluminum is 7.60 ± 0.01 cm longand 1.90 ± 0.01 cm wide. Verify that the fractional uncertainty in the area is equal to the sum of the fractional uncertainties in the length and in the width.

A rectangular piece of aluminum is 7.60 ± 0.01 cm longand 1.90 ± 0.01 cm wide. Verify that the fractional uncertainty in the area is equal to the sum of the fractional uncertainties in the length and in the width.

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Chapter5: Matter Waves

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A rectangular piece of aluminum is 7.60 ± 0.01 cm long
and 1.90 ± 0.01 cm wide. Verify that the fractional uncertainty in the
area is equal to the sum of the fractional uncertainties in the length and
in the width.

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