Four research teams measured the length of a rare whale, and what each team wrote in its team notebook is shown in the table below. Suppose a later and more reliable measurement gives 31 m for the length of the same whale. Decide which of the earlier measurements was the most accurate, and which was the most precise. team what was written in the notebook most accurate measurement A "11.m" B "51.m± 2.0m" C "41.m± 10.%" о D "between 26.m and 46.m" 0 most precise measurement G

Four research teams measured the length of a rare whale, and what each team wrote in its team notebook is shown in the table below. Suppose a later and more reliable measurement gives 31 m for the length of the same whale. Decide which of the earlier measurements was the most accurate, and which was the most precise. team what was written in the notebook most accurate measurement A "11.m" B "51.m± 2.0m" C "41.m± 10.%" о D "between 26.m and 46.m" 0 most precise measurement G

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter1: A Physics Toolkit

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 32A

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