Question

yasmin determines the velocity of a car to be 15 m/s. the accepted value for the velocity of the car is 15.6 m/s. what is yasmins percent error? 0.04% 3.3% 3.8% 60%

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the absolute error

The formula for absolute error is \(| \text{Experimental Value}-\text{Accepted Value}|\).
Here, experimental value \(= 15\space m/s\) and accepted value \(=15.6\space m/s\).
\(|15 - 15.6|=| - 0.6| = 0.6\)

Step2: Calculate the percent error

The formula for percent error is \(\frac{\text{Absolute Error}}{\text{Accepted Value}}\times100\%\)
Substitute the values: \(\frac{0.6}{15.6}\times100\%=\frac{60}{15.6}\% \approx 3.8\%\)

Answer:

3.8%