Question 25 In an experiment, two students measured the speed of sound in sea water at room temperature (20°C). Both of the students recorded their results in their notebooks as follows: A) (1515 + 7)m/s B) (1522 + 4) m/s The students then looked up the value for the speed of sound in sea water and found it to be 1531 m/s. Which of the following statements best describes the comparison between the students' results and the accepted value for the speed? The values that the two students found did not agree with each other, but one of the student's answer did agree with the accepted value. The values that the two students found agree with each other but not with the accepted value. The values that the two students found did not agree with each other, nor with the accepted value. The values that the two students found agree with each other and with the accepted value. The values that the two students found were wrong and should have agreed with the accepted value.

Question 25 In an experiment, two students measured the speed of sound in sea water at room temperature (20°C). Both of the students recorded their results in their notebooks as follows: A) (1515 + 7)m/s B) (1522 + 4) m/s The students then looked up the value for the speed of sound in sea water and found it to be 1531 m/s. Which of the following statements best describes the comparison between the students' results and the accepted value for the speed? The values that the two students found did not agree with each other, but one of the student's answer did agree with the accepted value. The values that the two students found agree with each other but not with the accepted value. The values that the two students found did not agree with each other, nor with the accepted value. The values that the two students found agree with each other and with the accepted value. The values that the two students found were wrong and should have agreed with the accepted value.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter16: Wave Motion

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