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It will help you to figure out the uncertainty in each of the following quantities. You might do this first, before trying to compute the uncertainty in distance L or time of flight t.
ΔH
H = ___________ +/- _________ -------- = = %
H
ΔL
L = ___________ +/- _________ -------- = = %
L
Δθ
θ = ___________ +/- _________ -------- = = %
θ
Δcos(θ)
cos(θ) = ___________ +/- _________ -------- = = %
cos(θ)
Δsin(θ)
sin(θ) = ___________ +/- _________ -------- = = %
sin(θ)
Δtan(θ)
tan(θ) = ___________ +/- _________ -------- = = %
tan(θ)
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